Bhubaneswar, July 21 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in the wake of violence and alleged police assault on students during a protest rally over the NEET paper leak issue in New Delhi on July 20 organised by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP). Speaking to media persons, Patnaik said: “I have also been asked whether the education minister should resign. Many d…
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Bhubaneswar, July 20 (IANS) The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday demanded a judicial inquiry into the deaths of devotees during the Rath Yatra in Puri on July 16, holding the BJP-led government in Odisha entirely responsible for this tragic incident. Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in Bhubaneswar, State BJD Vice President and former Minister Sanjay Kumar Das Burma and party Media Coordinator and Spokesperson Dr Lenin Mohanty alleged that the state government had…
Bhubaneswar, July 19 (IANS) Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and former minister Bikram Keshari Arukha on Sunday dismissed rumours of leaving the regional party, asserting that he will continue to work under the leadership of party president Naveen Patnaik. In a video message shared on Sunday, Arukh said he is a founder member of the BJD and described Naveen Patnaik as his favourite leader and the BJD as his favourite party. He further asserted that he has been dedicatedly working for the reg…
Bhubaneswar, July 19 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Assembly and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Sunday demanded that the paper leak issue be debated in Parliament and also urged the Centre to engage in a meaningful dialogue with students protesting against the NEET paper leak case.Taking to his X handle, Patnaik on Sunday wrote, “For millions of children in our country, education remains the only path to a brighter future. Every developed nation is built upon a …
Bhubaneswar, July 16 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday expressed deep grief over the death of two devotees during the sacred Rath Yatra of Mahaprabhu Shree Jagannath, his brother Lord Balabhadra, and sister Devi Subhadra in Puri. According to the official X handle of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), the Chief Minister said one elderly devotee passed away while undergoing treatment after experiencing suffocation due to the heavy crowd, and another devotee died while under t…
Bhubaneswar, July 16 (IANS) The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday expressed profound grief over the reported death of a devotee in an alleged stampede-like situation during the Rath Yatra festival in Puri and urged the Odisha government to remain vigilant and properly manage crowds to ensure such incidents do not recur. Taking to his X handle, BJD president Naveen Patnaik said he was deeply saddened by the news of the loss of a devotee’s life among the heavy rush at Badadanda during R…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Since the Winter Session of Parliament last year, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) have steadily consolidated their position in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. This consolidation has profound implications for the upcoming Monsoon Session. A two-thirds majority in both Houses is the threshold required for constitutional amendments and certain landmark legislations. Bills relating to electoral reforms, judicial …
Bhubaneswar, July 12 (IANS) After the induction of former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Pravat Ranjan Biswal into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday, the BJD has targeted the ruling party in Odisha, alleging that instead of returning money to chit fund depositors as promised, the BJP had inducted one of the accused in the multi‑crore chit fund scam into its ranks. Addressing a press conference at the BJD headquarters here, party spokesperson and media coordinator Lenin Mohanty claimed that…
Bhubaneswar, July 12 (IANS) The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Sunday accused the BJP government in Odisha of making a “futile attempt” to erase the legacy of Mission Shakti, a flagship women’s empowerment programme launched under the previous BJD regime, by removing the photograph and information of former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik from its official website.Addressing a press conference at Sankha Bhawan, the BJD headquarters, senior party women leaders, including Chief Whip in the Odis…
Bhubaneswar, July 12 (IANS) Ending speculation over his political future, former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and former MLA Pravat Ranjan Biswal joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at a special programme in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.Biswal, a three-time MLA, arrived at the state BJP headquarters along with his supporters in a rally and joined the ruling party in the presence of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and state BJP president Manmohan Samal.Biswal was first elected to the Odisha…