Saturday, 7 May 2016

Chit fund scam: impasse continues in Odisha assembly

The impasse over the chit fund scam continued in the Odisha assembly with opposition Congress and Bharatiya JP demanding resignation of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over the issue.

With the stalemate continuing, Speaker Niranjan Pujari today held an all party meeting to break the deadlock. Though three marathon meetings were held earlier, but the issues could not be resolved till now.

Meanwhile, the leader of the Opposition in the House and Congress legislatures today met the Governor Dr. SC Jamir and appraised him on the prevailing crisis in the House and demanded resignation of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Justice MM Dash, who is heading a probe committee on chit fund scam.
-Source ANI