Chouhan made the remark while talking to reporters in Bhubaneswar during his visit to Odisha on Tuesday, adding that he would participate in the conference of booth workers there in view of upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
The three-day conference, inaugurated by CM Patnaik on February 3, saw the participation of more than 10 thousand Odia scholars, including linguists, researchers, and students. The Speaker of the Odisha Assembly, ministers, and MLAs also took part in the conference held at Janata Maidan i
Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) Arun Kumar Sarangi on Sunday reviewed the security arrangements at the State Legislative Assembly ahead of the budget session which is set to begin on February 5.
All 22 MLAs of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Odisha left for New Delhi to meet the party's top brass to discuss the strategy for the 2024 General elections.
Before the 2024 general elections, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has prepared the Blueprint and roadmap in a state executive meeting held at Sankha Bhavan in Bhubaneswar.
Speaking on the 2024 Vidhan Sabha elections, Mishra said the CM Naveen Patnaik-led state government has failed the people of the state, and the BJP in the upcoming election will bring 147 seats.
"The opposition is anti-development and anti-people. They only mislead people. They create barriers in development work. People will never elect them to power", CM Patnaik said while addressing a public gathering in the state capital Bhubaneshwar.
The disciplinary action was reportedly taken till the end of the current assembly session, October 4 on the instructions of the Speaker of the House Pramila Mallik.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday rubbished the Opposition's claim of elected leaders being sidelined in the CM Grievance Cell programme, insisting that the Cell is handled by the CMO and there was no question of "ministers vs officials" in the conduct of the programme.
Biju Janta Dal (BJD) party leader Pramila Mallik on Thursday filed her nomination for the Odisha Assembly Speaker and thanked Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.