Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Leader of the Opposition in the Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, saying he should take responsibility for the violence against students protesting in the national capital.
Former IAS officer Sujata Rout Karthikeyan on Thursday joined the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), providing a boost to the regional party as it seeks revival path after its electoral setback in 2024.
Former IAS officer Sujata Rout Karthikeyan has joined the Biju Janata Dal in Bhubaneswar. Her induction comes over a year after the party lost power in Odisha and months after she took voluntary retirement from the civil services.
Leader of the Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Odisha government over the alleged mob assault on two fellowship workers in Rayagada district, saying the “heinous and barbaric” incident had brought shame to the state and raised serious questions about law and order.
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.
However, this year, the state government preponed the date in view of the extreme heat.
Naveen Patnaik is on a weeklong trip to the far eastern country to attract industrial investment for his state.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on a three-day personal visit to Odisha, met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday.
The state government has been distributing 5 kg rice per person per month to the left-out eligible beneficiaries covered under the State scheme called ‘State Food Security Scheme at Re. 1 per kg since October 2018. Now it will be free of cost.
In a text message on the inauguration of a two-day Dairy Summit-2022 organised in Balangir, Naveen Patnaik said with new technologies, products and processes in place, dairy forming is also attracting young entrepreneurs to set up startups.
