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.
The padayatra staged to mark the occasion commenced from the Sakhi Gopal temple and culminated at Suando, the birthplace of Utkalamani Pandit Gopabandhu Das.
The labour law amendment approved by the Odisha Cabinet yesterday has elicited cautious reaction from Biju Janata Dal with senior party leader and mayor of Cuttack Municipal Corporation, Subas Singh, expressed concerns, stating, “Such reforms must not come at the expense of workers' rights and dignity, especially for vulnerable groups like contract and casual labourers.”
The BJD leaders further pointed out that earlier, any bill exceeding Rs 2 lakh required the countersignature of the Panchayat Samiti Chairman.
The decision on the part of Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the principal opposition party in Odisha, to abstain from the 2025 Vice President poll has led the analysts to believe that the regional party is steadily losing relevance nationally, almost 15 months after it lost power to the BJP after 24 years of uninterrupted rule in the State.
As voting for the vice-presidential polls begins, three parties — BJD, BRS, and SAD — have announced a boycott, citing reasons ranging from political neutrality to farmers’ distress and flood mismanagement.
