Bomb Blast Near School Rocks Odisha Assembly Winter Session
Bhubaneswar, Nov 28: The second day of the Odisha Assembly’s winter session witnessed heated discussions and crucial developments.
Question Hour covered departments ranging from school and mass education to higher education, industry, SC/ST welfare, sports and youth affairs, vocational training, Odia language and culture, and social security.
During Zero Hour, BJD MLA Pratap Deb raised the issue of a bomb explosion near Kendriya Vidyalaya‑3.
Speaker Surama Padhy directed officials to collect details and present them in the House, underscoring the seriousness of the incident.
Later in the day, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is scheduled to present a supplementary budget of approximately Rs 10,000 crore for the 2025-26 financial year—the first of this fiscal.
The Congress party has also moved an adjournment motion, adding to the political intensity of the session.
On the education front, School & Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond announced that schools with more than 20 students will reopen soon. He emphasised that the government is taking steps to reduce dropout rates across the state.
The day’s proceedings highlight both governance challenges and urgent public concerns, setting the tone for the remainder of the winter session.
