Former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik stresses that population-based delimitation would be unfair to states with successful population control measures and calls for a national discussion on the issue.
Former CM and LOP Naveen Patnaik attended the meeting and slammed the BJP government for changing the Panchayat Raj Diwas date from March 5 to some other date.
Taking to X, the former CM wrote in a post that he was glad to share that Odisha had emerged as the number one state in fiscal management across the country.
BJD chief and former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik expressed surprise at Union Minister Giriraj Singh's proposal to award him the Bharat Ratna, saying "I have no idea why".
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday said that Bharat Ratna should be given to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday said that Bharat Ratna should be conferred upon Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik.
Former Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said that politics without morality is hypocrisy while emphasising that a politician with high morality can bring transformative changes in the lives of people.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief and former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik on Friday slammed the Mohan Majhi government in the state over the alleged assault on an Army officer and his fiancee at Bharatpur police station of Bhubaneswar and demanded a judicial inquiry into the matter.
Former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik congratulated the Indian Men's Hockey Team following their victory in the quarterfinals against Great Britain in the ongoing Paris Olympics on Sunday.
"I believe that the BJP which is known to make non-issues into issues, are discussing my hands (VK Pandian). This will sadly not work," Odisha CM said.