Senior BJD leader and former Minister Sudam Marandi on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led government in Odisha, alleging that the Revenue and Disaster Management Department has failed to deliver on its promises during the last two years of governance.
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led Central Government, alleging that repeated question paper leaks and examination-related irregularities in major national-level tests have put the future of lakhs of students at risk.
The announcement came even as the Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) stepped up its attack on the BJP government over alleged irregularities in Rabi paddy procurement in the state.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra urged the Centre to formally include Odisha’s globally significant Buddhist heritage sites under the Centre’s Buddhist Circuit and allied tourism initiatives.
The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on former party leader Debashish Samantaray following his switch to the BJP, accusing him of quitting the regional outfit for personal and business interests.
Out of 64 candidates in the fray in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls in Odisha, as many as 28 (44%) candidates have assets worth more than Rs 1 crore, according to poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
The role of money power in the elections is evident from the fact that all major political parties gave tickets to wealthy candidates.
Addressing a poll rally at Bolangir parliamentary constituency, the Gandhi scion said “BJP Leaders are saying if they win elections, they will tear apart the Constitution.
Accusing the Biju Janata Dal of being "oblivious to people's grievances" and detached from the ground realities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Odisha will support the BJP in "record numbers" in the Assembly and Lok Sabha polls in the state.
The entire 2.5 km stretch of the road from the BJP headquarters to Vani Vihar square came under a massive security ring as PM Modi embarked on his second roadshow in Bhubaneswar after five years.
