Odisha: Pramilla Mallick files nomination for assembly Speaker post
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Senior BJD leader and six-time MLA Pramila Mallick filed her nomination for the post of Speaker of Odisha Legislative Assembly on Thursday.
On the same day, Pramila Mallick resigned from the post of Revenue and Disaster Management Minister.
The post of Speaker has been vacant since May 12, after then Speaker Bikram Keshari Arukh resigned from the post and was inducted into the Council of Ministers.
The election to the post of Speaker will be held on the inaugural day of the monsoon session of the state assembly on Friday.
Given the strength of the BJD in the House, Pramilla Mallik’s election to the post of Speaker is a foregone conclusion. She will be the first woman Speaker in the history of the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
In the 147-member house, the ruling BJD has 114 members, the BJP has 22, Congress has 9, and CPI-M has one independent MLA.
After the election, Pramilla Mallik will conduct the business of the monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly, which will continue until October 4.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
Related Articles
Jaipur: Girl, 9, dies after repeated complaints of bullying ‘ignored’
A nine-year-old girl in Jaipur allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the fourth floor of the Neerja Modi School, reportedly following prolonged bullying, media reports said.
Normal flight operations restored at Delhi Airport? — Latest updates before you travel to IGI
New Delhi/IBNS: After more than 24 hours of disruption caused by a "technical glitch" in its Air Traffic Control (ATC) systems, the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi has confirmed that all flight operations have now returned to normal.
Operation Pimple: Two terrorists killed as Army foils infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu/IBNS: Two terrorists have been killed after the security forces foiled an infiltration bid in the Keran area of Jammu and Kashmir, media reports said.
Big rail upgrade: Narendra Modi unveils four new Vande Bharat Express in Varanasi, check out the routes now
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled four new Vande Bharat Express trains in Varanasi, adding pace to the country's railway communication system.
Latest News
Traditional data centers ‘not fit for purpose,’ say half of EMEA IT leaders, as AI , energy pressures collide
Who is Jaafar? Michael Jackson's nephew portrays him onscreen in upcoming biopic
Google plans to put AI data centre in space — Project Suncatcher revealed
Jaipur: Girl, 9, dies after repeated complaints of bullying ‘ignored’
