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’18 lakh vulnerable pensioners left in the lurch’: Naveen slams Odisha govt for three-month delay in pension

Stepping up his attack on the BJP-led Odisha government, Leader of the Opposition and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Friday accused it of failing the state's most vulnerable citizens over the non-disbursal of social security pensions to nearly 18 lakh beneficiaries for the last three months, and urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to ensure immediate release of the pending payments.

BJP’s Dilip, Arjun back ECI’s impartial SIR drive

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former state president Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday expressed full confidence in the impartial functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI), asserting that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was being conducted fairly and without political bias.