The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA, Debi Prasad Mishra, shared details about the Samalei project on Thursday, which will be inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, on January 27.
The bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora asked the petitioner to approach the Orissa High Court for the reliefs sought in the petition.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Suryabanshi Suraj has alleged that a Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra vehicle, meant to showcase the success of the Central government's schemes, was vandalised in Odisha's Dhamnagar by the workers of the ruling Biju Janata Dal.
"PM Modi has started it with the motive to reach poor people. When this program was going on in my constituency hundreds of people were gathered. It was a government program, at that time 5-6 workers of BJD damaged the cutouts of PM Modi and vandalised the vehicle," MLA Suraj told ANI.
BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi highlighted the number of facilities for the passengers, with the fare being quite economical and also said that Odisha can boast of two Vande Bharat trains and one Amrit Bharat Express at the moment.
The ruling party in Odisha, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is celebrating its 27th Foundation Day in the party office in Bhubaneswar. The BJD completed its 26-year political journey on Tuesday.
A controversy erupted after the BJP's Odisha unit came down heavily on BJD leader VK Pandian for giving access to social media influencer Kamiya Jani inside the Jagannath Puri shrine, alleging that she is "known for promoting beef consumption".
Weighing in on a viral video of popular social media influencer and YouTuber Kamiya Jani speaking to BJD leader VK Pandian at Puri's iconic Jagannath Temple, evoking an outcry from the BJP which accused her of promoting 'beef', Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said one should
"Congress will fight against BJD and BJP here (Odisha). The 24-year Naveen Patnaik government will come to an end and in the coming days, Congress will form the government in Odisha," said Sarat Patnaik.
After the Odisha Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanded to arrest YouTuber Kamiya Jani and BJD leader VK Pandian, BJD MP Manas Mangaraj questioned Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the "unnecessary" hullabaloo.