Cong moves no-confidence motion against BJP-led Odisha govt

Bhubaneswar: The Congress, on Thursday, formally moved a no-confidence motion against the BJP-led government in Odisha.

The Congress leaders have submitted a letter to the Speaker Surama Padhy through the Assembly Secretary Satyabrata Rout.

Speaking to media persons, senior Congress leader Taraprasad Bahinipati said, "We have submitted a letter with the signatures of 15 MLAs -- 14 Congress MLAs and one from the Communist Party of India-Marxist -- to the Speaker through the Assembly Secretary to bring in a no-confidence motion against the Odisha government. We have submitted the letter for the no-confidence motion under the leadership of our Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader, Rama Chandra Kadam. We demand that the state government accept our motion and ensure that a discussion is held on it in the House."

Meanwhile, the Congress CLP leader Rama Chandra Kadam said that the party will hold discussions with the principal opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD), seeking their support for the no-confidence motion.

He added that earlier the Odisha Congress President Bhakta Charan Das had offered the party's support if BJD brought a no-confidence motion.