As soon as the House assembled for Question Hour, the opposition Congress and BJP members rushed to the Well and protested Speaker Niranjan Pujari's denial of permission for a discussion on the chit fund scam where the ruling party leaders, including ministers, were allegedly involved.
As angry opposition members attempted to climb the Speaker's podium, Pujari first adjourned the House till 3 PM. When the House reassembled at 3 PM, Leader of Opposition Narasingha Mishra of Congress raised question on the denial of permission to hold a discussion on the chit fund scam.
BJP members also staged a walk out protesting the Speaker's denial of permission to hold discussion on the chit fund scam.
"We were demanding that the House must discuss the matter, which is for larger interest of thousands of poor and gullible investors. The state government had already announced it will start disbursing money among small investors from March 15. But, it has failed to meet the deadline. BJP wanted to know the status on this, but the Speaker adjourned the House," BJP's Pradeep Purohit said.
Ruling BJD member Pratap Jena, however, said outside the House that the Speaker denied permission on the discussion on the chit fund case as it was sub-judice.
"Whatever the issue may be, we must respect the ruling of the Speaker," BJD spokesperson Sashibhusan Behera said.
When the opposition members walked out of the House, Pujari allowed the government to present reports of different Standing Committees.