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A P Satpathy appointed Pro-tem Speaker of Odisha assembly

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Press Trust of India Bhubaneswar

Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal Wednesday appointed senior legislator Amar Prasad Satpathy as the Pro-tem Speaker of the 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly.

Satpathy, the govenrment chief whip of the last assembly, took oath of office in presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

A six-time MLA, Satpathy, will administer oath to the newly-elected members of the state assembly on Thursday and Friday, government sources said.

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First Published: May 29 2019 | 11:30 PM IST

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