Bhubaneswar, Oct. 29 -- Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Senior Vice-President and Chief Whip in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, Pramila Mallik, on Thursday welcomed the Orissa High Court's intervention in the case seeking the disqualification of eight MLAs elected on BJD tickets over alleged cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha elections.
Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in Bhubaneswar, Mallik said the BJD had earlier approached the Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, seeking the disqualification of the eight MLAs in accordance with the prescribed rules. The party had alleged that the legislators had engaged in cross-voting during the Rajya Sabha elections.
Mallik alleged that the Speaker declined to entertain the petitio...