Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday congratulated Shirish Chandra Murmu for his appointment as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Vice President Prasanna Acharya on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the state government, highlighting its failure to address critical issues such as the acute shortage of fertilisers for farmers and the deteriorating law and order situation in Odisha.
Earlier today, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik slammed the BJP government in the state over the alleged gang rape near Maa Baliharachandi temple in Puri District, saying that it is heart-rending to witness "horrifying patterns of violence against women reported across Odisha".
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday slammed the BJP government in the state over the alleged gang rape near Maa Baliharachandi temple in Puri District, saying that it is heart-rending to witness "horrifying patterns of violence against women reported across Odisha".
"Prafulla Kimar Mallik, Ex MLA Kamakhyanagar, District Dhenkanal is hereby suspended from Biju Janata Dal for his involvement in antiparty activities with immediate effect," read an order issued by the party.
Addressing reporters in the national capital, Patra said, "Biju Janata Dal has decided to abstain from the vice presidential elections tomorrow. The Biju Janata Dal remains equidistant from both the NDA and INDIA alliances. We are focused on the development and welfare of Odisha and 4.5 cror
Biju Janata Dal Vice President Debi Prasad Mishra, while addressing the issue of the 130th Amendment Bill, said that the Opposition has been very critical about the issue and that the JPC is the "appropriate" body to deliberate on the matter.
"BJD is the first party in the state to raise the issue of discrepancies between votes polled and votes counted, as well as the alarming increase in votes polled after 5 pm... BJD had taken it to the ECI. We had raised serious misgivings not only about possible errors in the machine but also
Making a sharp attack on the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in Odisha, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday launched a six-hour protest at the Pipili toll gate in Puri district, demanding justice for the 15-year-old girl who was allegedly set ablaze by unidentified miscreants in Bala