Odisha CM slams BJD on malnutrition issue
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the previous Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal government over the malnutrition issue.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the previous Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal government over the malnutrition issue.
A day after the filing of complaint in the unsavory incident pertaining to the army officer’s torture and sexual assault of his fiancée in a police station in BhubaneswarP
The previous Naveen Patnaik-led BJD Government 1 April, 2023 had announced a Metro train project on the about 100 km Cuttack-Bhubaneswar-Khurda-Puri route to resolve heavy traffic-related issues.
Earlier in the day, Sujit Kumar was expelled from the BJD with immediate effect for ‘anti-party activities’, according to a letter signed by BJD President Naveen Patnaik.
The Biju Janata Dal announced on Thursday that it will oppose the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which is currently under the scrutiny of a Joint Parliamentary Committee.
On the other hand, the BJP has already declared candidates for the all 21 LS seats while 112 nominees have been announced by the party for the 147 seats.
The assembly and Lok Sabha elections in the coastal state will be held simultaneously in four phases on May 13, 20, 25, and June 1.
Former Congress MLA K Suryo Rao quit the party to join the BJD on Saturday as former Biju Janata Dal MLA from Bhubaneswar (North) Priyadarshi Mishra resigned from the party to join the BJP.
Along with Mahtab, former BJD MP and artist Sidhant Mohapatra and Padma Shri awardee Dr Damyanti Beshra joined the BJP at the party’s headquarters here.
The BJD's strategy, as far as the assembly seats, is in sharp contrast to the selection of candidates for LS seats with a sizable chunk of old faces re-nominated to fight the polls. The state accounts for 147 seats in the assembly, with the party declaring nominees for 71 seats.
