3 BJP MLAs suspended for hurling shoes at Speaker in Odisha Assembly

Three BJP MLAs, accused of hurling shoes at the Odisha Assembly Speaker on Saturday, were suspended for the remaining periods of the session in the state assembly.

Three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs were on Saturday suspended for the remaining periods of the session in the Odisha Assembly. Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro ordered the suspension after shoes were allegedly hurled at him following protests over the alleged arbitrary passage of some bills in the House. On Saturday morning, a ruckus erupted in the Odisha Assembly after the three BJP MLAs -- Jayanarayan Mishra, Mohan Charan Majhi and Bishnu Sethi -- allegedly hurled shoes at Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro as a mark of protest. They also alleged that Odisha Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill was passed in the House without debate on the same. The decision to suspend the three MLAs was taken after Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro reviewed the video of the incident that took place in the state assembly.