<h1>Opposition Walkout Over Mass Ration Card Cancellations, Questions e-KYC Fairness and Asset-Based Exclusions in Public Distribution</h1> Opposition members from BJD and Congress staged a walkout from the Odisha Assembly over the cancellation of over 8 lakh ration cards, alleging wrongful exclusion of poor and small farmers from the public distribution system. The state government defended the action as a lawful outcome of e-KYC verification, stating that most cancelled cards belonged to deceased persons, government employees, and income tax payees, and that the measure reduced fiscal burden. The government announced revised income thresholds, new beneficiary targets, and door-to-door surveys, with asset ownership as a potential ground for cancellation, while opposition parties accused it of arbitrary criteria and an 'anti-poor' approach.