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Stating that such an important Bill was passed in Parliament without discussion, Naveen questioned the silence of 20 BJP MPs from Odisha and the state government.

The government’s response came amid a political standoff over the MMDR amendment, with the BJD and Congress demanding its withdrawal and disrupting House proceedings for the last four days.

Sujata said the mining companies and mine owners were opposed to Act from the very beginning and BJD government fought a long legal battle against them to protect constitutional rights of the state.

Deputy leader of the BJD Legislature Party Prasanna Acharya said the party would raise the issue from the beginning of the session.

They further alleged that the BJP government was conspiring to hand over Odisha’s natural resources to corporates for large-scale exploitation.

Deputy leader Prasanna Acharya, Opposition chief whip Pramila Mallick and former minister Niranjan Pujari demanded a resolution in the House for withdrawal of MMDR Amendment Act.