Biiju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Lenin Mohanty on Monday lashed out at the "administrative lapse and callousness" of the concerned authorities which led to the stampede during the Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra a day earlier on June 29 and demanded the resignation of State Law Minister Prithviraj
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders and workers staged a protest in Bhubaneswar on Monday, following the reported assault on Ratnakar Sahoo, the Additional Commissioner of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), inside his office.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Bhrugu Baxipatra has criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)- led government for its performance in Odisha during its first year, claiming that the state has not received any substantial benefits.
Ahead of former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's surgery in Mumbai, members of the Odia community and BJD leaders in Delhi gathered at the Jagannath Temple in Hauz Khas on Saturday to offer prayers for his health and speedy recovery.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra on Monday said that the delegation led by Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Eknath Shinde will leave on May 21 and will expose Pakistan's sponsored terrorism across the world.
BJD leader Amar Patnaik praised the bravery of Indian armed forces after PM Modi's address on Operation Sindoor. He said the operation sent a strong message to Pakistan and terrorists, showing India's capability to target and destroy terror infrastructure inside Pakistan.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Pratap Jena expressed confidence that the reintroduced Political Affairs Committee (PAC) would work in the best interest of the people of Odisha, following its reinstatement by party president Naveen Patnaik.
Earlier on Tuesday, senior BJD leader and former minister Pratap Jena also condemned the recent incidents of disrespect towards Biju Patnaik, including the reported burning of his statue in Bolangir.
Senior leader Pratap Keshari Deb said BJD organisational elections are nearing completion, and the party is set to enter the final phase of its six-stage process.
Amid growing differences within the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over the party's stand on the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Rajya Sabha, BJD leader Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak said that there is no infighting at all and MPs, MLAs and workers are united.