Opposition BJP and Congress members on Monday disrupted the Assembly proceedings by creating noisy scenes and sat on dharna on the premises demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over the increasing number of missing children and rape incidents.  As a result, no business could be transacted after the question hour.
The issue, raised by the Opposition members during Zero Hour, continued in the afternoon session also as the Government did not respond to the demand that the Chief Minister should make a statement in the House.

The House witnessed several adjournments and the demand for grants of the SC and ST Development Department had to be passed in the absence of the Opposition members as the deadlock did not end despite Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro convening an all-party meeting.