Bhubaneswar, April 20 (IANS) The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) on Monday criticised the BJP-led Union Government over the implementation of the Women’s Reservation Bill, alleging delays and spreading of false propaganda on the issue. Speaking at a press conference held here, Koraput MP Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka stated that he was present in the Lok Sabha when the Bill was introduced and said the government’s intentions were questionable from the very outset. He noted that the B…
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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 2 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to field three candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. Following a high-level meeting of party MLAs held here on Monday, a senior leader informed the media that the BJP would contest three Rajya Sabha seats.He added that the party’s Central leadership will announce the names of candidates soon. During the meeting, all party MLAs were instructed to remain present at the time of filing of nominations by the …
Bhubaneswar, Feb 16 (IANS) The Congress party is all set to target the government by raising several key issues concerning various sections of society in the Odisha Assembly during the upcoming budget session, scheduled to start on February 17. Ahead of the session, a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party was held on the Assembly premises to discuss the party’s strategy for the crucial session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly.The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president, Bha…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 12 (IANS) The nationwide strike call given by the Central Trade Unions on Thursday evoked a mixed response in Odisha, disrupting normal life in several places, particularly in the state’s industrial areas.Members of various trade unions resorted to picketing at markets, bus stops and railway stations in different parts of the state on Thursday morning. The protesters also staged road blockades on National and State Highways, halting traffic movement for several hours across Odis…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (IANS) The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) on Sunday announced that the Congress party will support the nationwide strike called by various central trade unions on February 12 against the alleged anti-people legislations and policy measures promoted by the Union Government. In a press statement issued by the Odisha Congress, OPCC President Bhakta Charan Das said the party has been holding nationwide strikes, demonstrations, and hunger strikes in response to the centra…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 1 (IANS) Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Bhakta Charan Das on Sunday strongly criticised the Union Budget for the 2026–27 financial year, presented in Parliament, describing it as ‘anti-people’ and ‘directionless’. Speaking to media persons, Das also alleged that the Union Budget tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman primarily benefits a “handful of industrialists” while neglecting the needs of farmers, women, youth, the poo…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 20 (IANS) The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Odisha Assembly and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president, Naveen Patnaik, on Tuesday expressed deep anguish over the recent killing of a youth belonging to a minority community over allegations of illegal cattle smuggling in Balasore district of the state. Patnaik revealed his anguish during a meeting of senior party leaders at Naveen Niwas here. Following the instructions of the BJD president, a delegation of party leaders on Tuesd…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 29 (IANS) The Odisha Congress on Monday staged a protest against ‘illegal’ collection of Additional Security Deposit (ASD) and demanded free electricity to farmers and households. The Congress workers led by Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Bhakta Charan Das, protested outside TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited’s (TPCODL) Bhubaneswar office here.The demonstrators also raised their voices against the installation of new electricity meters, alleging tha…
Bhubaneswar, Dec 27 (IANS) Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, stating that the CEC’s darshan of Lord Jagannath would not help the Election Commission of India (ECI) “get rid of its sins.”The Congress leader accused the ECI of functioning as an auxiliary body of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), alleging that it has compromised its constitutional responsibility…