The Odisha Assembly witnessed a stormy debate during the discussion on expenditure demands of the Home and General Administration Department.

The session featured sharp exchanges between the ruling BJD and the opposition BJP, while Congress highlighted rising atrocities against tribals and Dalits.

Opening the debate, BJD legislator Byomkesh Ray accused the Home Department of failing to maintain law and order. He noted that people registered over two lakh cases in the past year and alleged that crimes against women increased across the state. Moreover, Ray argued that arrests alone do not solve problems and demanded exemplary police action to deter offenders. He cited recent incidents, including the Balangir case and the Soumyashree suicide, to underline police inefficiency.

BJD members

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