Bhubaneswar, May 11 (IANS) The Opposition parties, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress, on Monday intensified their attack on the Odisha government over the alleged deterioration in the law-and-order situation in the state.During a press conference held at Sankha Bhawan, the main Opposition BJD alleged that incidents of violence are increasing day by day across the state.Referring to the violent incidents reported over the last 24 hours, the regional party strongly criticised the BJP governme…
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Bhubaneswar, April 30 (IANS) The members of Odisha Mahila Congress, the party’s women’s wing in the state, on Thursday staged a large protest near the Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar, against the alleged ‘anti-women’ stance of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led double-engine government and demanding immediate implementation of Women’s Reservation Act, 2023, ensuring 33 per cent reservation for women in Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies. The demonstration followed a public meeting where senior Cong…
Bhubaneswar, April 9 (IANS) The Odisha Congress on Thursday constituted a 13-member fact-finding committee to investigate alleged police excesses against displaced people protesting against construction work by a private company at Sijimali in Rayagada district. As per the instructions of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das, a committee has been formed under the chairmanship of Koraput MP and AICC in-charge for the northeastern states—Manipur, Tripura, Sikki…
Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday submitted a formal petition to the Assembly Speaker seeking the disqualification of two of its MLAs under the provisions of the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, also known as the anti-defection law, for allegedly cross-voting in the recent Rajya Sabha biennial elections.According to the party, MLAs Dasharathi Gamango and Sofia Firdous defied the party line by not voting for the Congress-supported candidate, Dr Datteshwar Hota. Instead, th…
Bhubaneswar, March 13 (IANS) Amid growing concerns over possible horse-trading ahead of the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, the Opposition Congress party in Odisha has shifted nine of its total 14 MLAs to Bengaluru in Karnataka.Meanwhile, only five Congress MLAs, including CLP leader Rama Chandra Kadam, senior MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati, MLA Sofia Firdous, MLA Ramesh Jena, and Dasarathi Gamango, were present in the House during the proceedings on Friday.According to Congress party sources, six C…
Bengaluru, March 13 (IANS) Responding to questions from the media over Odisha Congress MLAs having been shifted to a Bengaluru resort, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress President D.K. Shivakumar said that he had not invited them, and they themselves came.“I have not invited the Odisha MLAs; they themselves have come to Bengaluru,” said Shivakumar while responding to questions from the media at his Bengaluru residence on Friday.The Odisha MLAs are reportedly staying at a reso…
Bengaluru, March 13 (IANS) Amid fears of cross-voting in the upcoming Rajya Sabha election in Odisha, the Congress party has shifted its MLAs to Bengaluru in a move widely seen as part of “resort politics” to keep its legislators together.Congress sources confirmed on Friday that the legislators were brought to Bengaluru under the supervision of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar. The MLAs and party leaders arrived in the city from Bhubaneswar on Thu…
Bhubaneswar, March 5 (IANS) Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and party’s nominee Santrupt Misra, along with the opposition parties’ joint candidate Dr Datteswar Hota, filed their nominations for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections on Thursday.Former Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) chief Bhakta Charan Das, Congress Legislature party leader Rama Chandra Kadam and senior leaders of the opposition parties were present during the filing of…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 26 (IANS) With the declaration of the schedule for the biennial Rajya Sabha poll, the three major political parties of the state, ruling BJP and the Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress have stepped up efforts to finalise candidates for the four vacant seats from Odisha.Reacting to the Rajya Sabha election notification, Manmohan Samal, President of the BJP’s Odisha unit, said the party will soon finalise its strategy and candidates.“Now that the notification has bee…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 20 (IANS) Leader of Opposition and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik slammed the annual state budget presented in the assembly on Friday by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, calling the budget ‘full menu in an empty kitchen’. Speaking to media persons on the budget outside the house, the former CM said, “What can I say about this budget. It sounds to me like a full menu in an empty kitchen.”Meanwhile, senior leader of the Biju Janata Dal, Dibya Shankar Mish…