The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Sunday said the induction of former party MLA Pravat Ranjan Biswal into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would have no bearing on its organisational strength, while accusing the saffron party of compromising its moral stand by admitting a leader facing trial in the Seashore chit fund scam.
Despite being one of the country's richest mineral-producing districts, Keonjhar continues to offer limited livelihood opportunities to its poorest tribal communities, forcing many to migrate to other States in search of work, the opposition party alleged.
Announcing a statewide 'Shiksha Banchao Abhiyan' (Save Education Campaign) from July 9 to 15, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday said its youth and student wings would stage protests across Odisha over alleged errors in school textbooks, accusing the BJP government of jeopardising primary education.
Healthcare services across Odisha have been severely disrupted for the past three days as the ongoing strike by the Odisha Medical Services Association (OMSA) has crippled government hospitals, affecting thousands of patients.
The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Sunday demanded the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond within 48 hours of detecting large-scale errors in school textbooks for Classes I to VIII.
Alleging that newly-introduced school textbooks have distorted Odisha’s geography, history and cultural heritage, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday accused the BJP government of compromising educational standards and misleading students through what it described as glaring errors in Odia-medium textbooks.
The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday stepped up its attack on the BJP government over the alleged gangrape of a 13-year-old girl in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha and the controversial arrest and alleged assault of woman Sarpanch Chameli Ojha in Kendrapara, alleging a sharp deterioration in law and order and women's safety in the state.
Leader of Opposition and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Sunday launched a blistering attack on the BJP government in Odisha over the alleged manhandling and arrest of Tikiri Gram Panchayat Sarpanch Chameli Ojha, accusing it of employing "repressive tactics" to silence elected representatives who raise public issues.
The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday accused the Odisha Government of neglecting Odia-language education in border areas by failing to release salaries and honorariums to teachers engaged in teaching children of Odia-speaking families in neighbouring states.
The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday described the alleged harassment, assault and public humiliation of Chameli Ojha, Sarpanch of Tikhiri Panchayat in Kendrapara district, as an assault on grassroots democracy and a grave affront to the dignity of elected women representatives.
