In Orissa, a delegation of opposition Congress and BJP MLAs met Governor Mr. MC Bhandare today urging him to reconvene the winter session of Orissa Assembly that has been adjourned sine die.<br/><br/>A five-member delegation including Congress Legislature Party leader Mr. Bhupinder Singh and BJP Legislature Party leader Mr. KV Singh Deo submitted a memorandum to the Governor informing him about the statutory violation in the Assembly. They said, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has abruptly shortened the winter session of the house scaring more discussion on the multi-crore mining scam involving Chief Minister Mr. Naveen Patnaik.<br/><br/>The Speaker, Mr. Pradip Kumar Amat, had yesterday passed a motion to adjourn the house sine die following a majority of voice vote in favour of it even as the winter session was to continue till 19th of this month. The ruling BJD claimed there was no important business left for the house.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, opposition members continue to sit-in-dharna inside the Assembly since adjournment of the house. They have decided to run a ‘special session’ of the Assembly from tomorrow.<br/>