Orissa house adjourned over World Cup cricket final
April 2nd, 2011 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANSBhubaneswar, April 2 (IANS) Orissa Speaker Pradip Amat Saturday adjourned the assembly at the lunch break to let legislators watch on television the cricket World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka in Mumbai.
“The house was adjourned because most of the members wanted to watch the match,” Amat told reporters.
He declared the house adjourned till Monday after a motion was moved by ruling party chief whip R.N. Pani. The motion was supported by all members, including from the opposition.
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