Bhubaneswar, Sep 14: The Congress MLAs in Odisha on Thursday announced to boycott the scheduled election for the Odisha Assembly Speaker post on September 21.
The election for the post of Odisha Assembly Speaker is scheduled to be held on September 21. The post has been lying vacant since the resignation of Bikram Keshari Arukha on May 12.
"No MLA from the party will take part in the poll. Nuakhai is the biggest festival of western Odisha which is celebrated for two days. It is unfortunate that the Chief Minister has convened the Assembly on September 21. Despite protest, he is turning a deaf ear. The government is playing with the sentiment of the people of western Odisha," said Congress legislature party leader Narasingha Mishra.