Bhubaneswar, Dec 10 (UNI) Odisha Assembly on Tuesday witnessed a heated exchange of words between the opposition and Treasury bench members during Zero Hour over non-payment of salary to thousands of Mission Shakti support staff across the state for the last eight months.
While the opposition BJD members said the government which came to power promising to empower women was not sensitive to their plight and not considering paying salary to Mission Shakti Support Staff. The Treasury bench members said the BJD government during its 24 years of rule did nothing for the empowerment of women.
The BJD, they said, utilised women as their vote bank. The support staff did not get salary for eight months as the then BJD government did not renew their agreement which expired in April 2024.