Bhubaneswar, Dec 11: The winter session of the Odisha Assembly was adjourned sine die on Wednesday, 20 days ahead of its scheduled conclusion.

Speaker Surama Padhy adjourned the House sine die for an indefinite period.

The session which began on November 26, was scheduled to continue till December 31. However, it ended with just 12 working days. During the remaining period, there are a few holidays.

During the Winter Session of the Assembly, a supplementary Budget of Rs 12,156 crore was passed on December 5.

Besides, two more bills including the Odisha Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill 2024, were passed during the winter session of the Assembly.

The session had begun on a stormy note on the very first day with the Opposition members creating a ruckus over absence of ‘secular’ and ‘socialist’ from the preamble of the Indian Constitution displayed in the Assembly complex on the occasion of the Constitution Day.

The issues of shortage of potatoes and Polavaram dam were also raised by the opposition Congress and BJD several times.

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s statement on the alleged sale of government jobs during the previous BJD administration created a ruckus in the House.

On the last day of the session, issues like the Centre’s move to delink the Waltair division from the East Coast Railway Zone also led to a war of words between the members of both treasury bench members and opposition MLAs.

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