Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal MP in the Upper House of the Parliament, Muzibulla Khan raised the issue of proposed Legislative Council in Odisha.
During the Zero Hour the BJD member Muzibullah Khan raised the issue of setting up a Legislative Council Assembly in Odisha. He said that the state Assembly has passed a resolution to set up the Upper House in the Odisha Assembly and sent the proposal to the Centre.
“Our leader in the Rajya Sabha Prasanna Acharya even asked for an update on this, but he was informed by the government that it has not received any such proposal. After that the Speaker of the Odisha Assembly sent the ‘Resolution passed by the Assembly’ to the Centre. I urged the Centre to consider the state Assembly proposal.”
Earlier this month, Odisha Assembly Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro said that a letter has been received from the Centre regarding the formation of the legislative council in Odisha. It has been suggested that there should be interaction with the Parliamentary Affairs department. He said that the response from the Centre containing details about the procedure for formation of the legislative council has been forwarded to the Secretary of the Parliamentary Affairs department.
The Odisha Legislative Assembly had passed the resolution meant for the proposed Legislative Council on September 6, 2018. On the same day, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said, “Odisha has picked up growth momentum. To further accelerate growth, wider consultations are necessary. In this context, Legislative Council will be of great help.”
