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Ruckus in Odisha assembly over Farmers, Kotia issue, House adjourned four times

Bhubaneswar, Feb 25 (UNI) Odisha Assembly witnessed ruckus over farmers and Kotia panchayat issue forcing Deputy Speaker R K Singh to adjourn the house thrice and finally for the lunch at 12 35 hours till 1600 hours.
Opposition BJP and the Congress today rushed to the well, shouted slogans, stalled the business of the house demanding security of farmers and protection of the geographical territory of Kotia panchayat in Koraput district.
Unable to conduct the business of the house the Deputy Speaker first adjourned the house at 1159hrs for ten minutes and convened an all-party meeting to resolve the issue
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