Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief and former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik on Friday slammed the Mohan Majhi government in the state over the alleged assault on an Army officer and his fiancee at Bharatpur police station of Bhubaneswar and demanded a judicial inquiry into the matter.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sasmit Patra on Thursday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 100-day report card as a complete betrayal of the people's mandate of Odisha and "extremely disappointing."
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) expelled leader Sujeet Kumar for "anti-party activities," with spokesperson Santrupt Misra expressing disappointment over Kumar's betrayal of the party's trust and leadership.
After Biju Janata Dal (BJD) expelled its Rajya Sabha MP, Sujeet Kumar, he jumped ship to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday in the presence of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and other party leaders in Delhi.
Speaking to ANI on Monday, Sulata Deo, the BJD Rajya Sabha MP, said, "After the BJP has come into power, the law and order situation has been deteriorating in the state. We met the DG today and submitted him a memorandum in connection with all the concerns."
Reacting to the Unified Pension Scheme, Biju Janata Dal (BJD), MLA Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo said on Sunday that the government moved away from the Old Pension Scheme because the government was not able to meet the demands and the fear of losses made them move to a market-driven scheme.
Reacting to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Ukraine, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sasmit Patra on Friday said that this visit is crucial, important and sensitive as it will elevate India's position as a mediator in the war and help in becoming major force that will ensure world pe
BJD and Congress leaders have criticized the BJP-led government in Odisha after two persons died and several others fell ill after consuming spurious liquor in Ganjam district.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Pratap Deb criticised the arrangements for the two-day orientation program organised for the newly-elected MLAs of the Odisha Legislative Assembly.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) held the first coordination committee meeting at Shanka Bhavan in Bhubaneswar after the poll debacle. Different state-level issues were discussed in the key meeting. Discussion was held on the restructuring of the party.
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday announced the names of a 15-member coordination committee for coordinating various activities of Biju Janata Dal throughout the state.
Odisha BJP MLA Ashok Mohanty said that the BJD leaders have lost their trust in Naveen Patnaik after Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Mamata Mohanta resigned from the Rajya Sabha and also from the party on Wednesday.