Journalists protest over ban on scribes carrying mobile phones into Odisha Assembly

A confrontation erupted between the government and journalists covering the Odisha Assembly on Wednesday after the Assembly Secretariat imposed a ban on scribes carrying mobile phones into the House.

In protest, journalists boycotted the proceedings and staged a dharna under the Mahatma Gandhi statue within the Assembly premises. The standoff was resolved in the afternoon after Speaker Surama Padhy intervened and, following discussions with the journalists, withdrew the restriction.