High drama in Odisha Assembly as BJP MLA attempts suicide by consuming sanitiser The BJP MLA told mediapersons outside the House that the State government would have been fully responsible if anything had happened to him. Share Via Email | A+A A- By Express News Service BHUBANESWAR: The Opposition onslaught against the State government over mismanagement in paddy procurement and farmers’ problems took an extreme turn in the Odisha Assembly on Friday with BJP MLA from Deogarh, Subash Chandra Panigrahi attempting suicide by consuming sanitiser in the House. The incident took place during the post lunch session when Minister for Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Ranendra Pratap Swain was making a statement on paddy procurement by the State government. Panigrahi whipped out a sanitiser bottle and attempted to drink it but was prevented by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Bikram Keshari Arukha and some other MLAs, who were nearby.