BJP Legislature Party Deputy Leader Bishnu Charan Sethi took everyone by surprise, pleasantly for many, in the State Assembly on Tuesday as he broke into a song during the Zero Hour to highlight the plight of MLAs who are yet to be allotted Government quarters in the State capital.
Sethi, a good singer said in his verse, “Many MLAs have turned into hermits”, staying alone in Bhubaneswar as their families continue to live elsewhere. He pointed out that seven long months have passed since they were elected, but no provisions have been made for their families despite repeated assurances.
“We are unable to bring our family members to Bhubaneswar as we have been given a 10×12-size rooms to live in,” Sethi said, alleging that the people who “appease the third floor of State Secretariat (the Chief Minister’s Office) easily get quarters”.
As part of his song, Sethi also sought Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro’s intervention to resolve the matter.
“When the Government is ignoring the plight of MLAs, how can common men and women expect dwelling units in rural areas,” Sethi asked.
Other BJP MLAs, too, stood up from their seats in support of Sethi’s gfrievance and blamed Parliamentary Affairs Minister Bikram Keshari Arukha for not paying heed to their concerns.
