Speaking to ANI, the party leader stated that the Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Manjhi-led government had been "shedding crocodile tears over the rape victim", further calling it "pure politics."
Biju Janta Dal (BJD) leader Lekhasri Samantsinghar on Monday hit out at the BJP-led Odisha state government for failing to curb crimes against women in the state.
BJD leader Lekhasri Samantsinghar, who was named the party's candidate from Odisha's Balasore constituency for the Lok Sabha elections, thanked BJD chief and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday.
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections and Odisha Assembly polls, former BJP vice-president Lekhasri Samantsinghar joined Biju Janata Dal (BJD) at the party office in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Sept 25 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Lekhasri Samantsinghar on Wednesday accused Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik-led state government of trying to destroy the culture of Odia people by providing licenses to dance bar in Bhubaneswar.