📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / Odisha Legislative Assembly
Politics
Odisha Assembly Monsoon Session Begins; Speaker Calls for Peace Amid MMDR Dispute
✍️ pragativadi.com
🗓 21 Sep 2026, 11:31 PM
👁 14
The monsoon session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly opened with the speaker urging members to maintain peace, as a row over the MMDR looms.
The monsoon session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly convened this week, marking the start of the legislature's mid‑year agenda. During the inaugural proceedings, the speaker addressed the house, emphasizing the need for calm and cooperative conduct among lawmakers.
The speaker’s appeal came as discussions are expected to intensify over the pending MMDR matter, which has already generated differing views among political factions. While details of the MMDR issue were not elaborated, observers note that it could become a focal point of debate during the session.
Legislators are now set to deliberate on a range of state matters, but the speaker’s call for peace underscores a desire to keep the proceedings orderly despite the looming controversy.
The speaker’s appeal came as discussions are expected to intensify over the pending MMDR matter, which has already generated differing views among political factions. While details of the MMDR issue were not elaborated, observers note that it could become a focal point of debate during the session.
Legislators are now set to deliberate on a range of state matters, but the speaker’s call for peace underscores a desire to keep the proceedings orderly despite the looming controversy.