Ruckus in Odisha Assembly, Congress MLAs beat gongs

Odisha Assembly chaos as opposition MLAs protest, play gongs, raise slogans, adjourning proceedings twice, demanding justice and safety.

The Odisha Assembly witnessed chaos on Tuesday (March 25, 2025) as opposition MLAs played gongs and raised slogans while protesting over various issues, forcing Speaker Surama Padhy to adjourn the proceedings twice till 12.01 pm.

With proceedings of the assembly frequently hit by the ruckus, Deputy Speaker Bhabani Shankar Bhoi convened an all-party meeting to resolve the matter.

As soon as the House assembled for the day, BJD and Congress members trooped into the well with placards, played musical instruments, raised slogans, B

While the BJD members raised slogans demanding proportionate reservation for ST, SC and OBC students in educational institutions and jobs, Congress MLAs demanded formation of a House Committee to inquire into the incidents of violence against women that took place during the last nine months after the BJP came to power.

The Congress members beat gongs and cymbals, while playing flutes causing huge noise in the House. They had done the same earlier also.

Speaker Padhy appealed to the agitating members to return to their seats, but it had no impact.

“Yesterday, the deputy speaker in a ruling has instructed that the members cannot bring musical instruments to the House. However, you (Congress MLAs) are playing them today. This is not acceptable,” she said.