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Fourth and monsoon session of the 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly commenced

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Bhubaneswar:18/9/25:The fourth and monsoon session of the 17th Odisha Legislative Assembly commenced on Thursday with a solemn start.

Speaker Surama Padhy arrived at the Assembly at 11 AM, where she was greeted by the state armed police band. The session began with the singing of the national anthem inside the House.

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi moved a condolence motion, paying tribute to several departed former members and public servants. Among those remembered were former ministers Rajendra Dholakia, former Deputy Speaker and Union Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Singh Mardaraj, and ex-MLAs Prasanna Pattnaik, Karendra Majhi, Niranjan Hembram, Prafulla Bhanja, and Mohammad Rafique. Tributes were also paid to deceased members of the Odisha Police and IR Battalion.

The Speaker was requested to convey the House’s condolences to the bereaved families. Supporting the motion, Leader of Opposition Prasanna Acharya and Congress Legislature Party Leader Ramchandra Kadam expressed their sympathies and read out messages of condolence.

Speaker Surama Padhy also joined in the tribute, recalling the good deeds and public service of the departed members. She assured that the House’s condolences would be formally communicated to the families. Following the obituary reference, the Speaker adjourned the House till 10:30 am tomorrow.

 

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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