Tag: Sajjan Sharma

Bijepur-drama
BJP pressuring EC to delay Bijepur bypoll: BJD

Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission (EC) is delaying Bijepur bypoll due to pressure from the Centre, alleged Odisha Labour Minister Sushant Singh today. “The BJP is not announcing their candidate, the election date is also not announced, it seems that something fishy is going on. People feel Election Commission is delaying the dates under pressure from […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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‘Sam Pitroda belongs to BJD or Congress?’

Bhubaneswar: Alleging a ‘secret nexus’ between BJD and Congress, Odisha BJP today lashed out at the ruling party and said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik must answer on the political affiliation of Sam Pitroda. Talking to media persons, BJP spokesperson Sajjan Sharma said even though Pitroda is an accomplice in the National Herald property grabbing case, […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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BJD hits back at BJP, Congress; accuses Saffron party of ‘diverting topic’

Bhubaneswar: In a strong reply to the accusations of Odisha BJP that the Naveen Patnaik government has failed to complete several irrigation projects, BJD today blamed the Centre for not providing enough funds to develop the irrigation facility in the State. Talking to media persons, senior BJD leader Pratap Deb said instead of blaming BJD, […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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BJP turns heat on BJD-Cong, demands Sam Pitroda's ouster

Bhubaneswar: Demanding immediate ouster of Sam Pitroda from the post of Technical Advisor to the State government for his alleged involvement in the National Herald property grabbing case, the State unit of the BJP staged a demonstration at Master Canteen here on Sunday. Vice-president of BJP’s Odisha unit, Samir Mohanty said, the BJD and Congress […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Cabinet reshuffle only in the interest of BJD: BJP

Bhubaneswar: A day after the oath taking ceremony and allocation of portfolios to new ministers in Odisha, the State BJP today came down heavily on chief minister Naveen Patnaik accusing him of making Cabinet reshuffle only in the interest of his party. “The Cabinet reshuffle is not for the welfare of the State, but for […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Blame game: AAP holds BJP, RSS responsible for Bhadrak violence

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has today blamed the BJP and RSS, alleging them of inciting communal violence in Bhadrak since the last three days. Some Congress leaders are also triggering violence by posting irrational comments on social media, alleged AAP and demanded that the State Government should take action against […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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BJP says Naveen is copying schemes of other States

A day after the Biju Kanya Ratna Yojana was launched by the Odisha government, the State unit of BJP today attacked the ruling party alleging BJD supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has mastery in copying schemes of other States

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Odisha reminds Chhattisgarh about info on Mahanadi projects

Bhubaneswar: Taking note of the fact that the Chhattisgarh government is yet to give detailed information about the completed and upcoming projects built in the upper catchments of Mahanadi, the Odisha government has sent a reminder to the former. Talking to media persons at the State Secretariat here today, chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi said […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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BJP-BJD spat over invite for Ujjwala launch gets shriller

Bhubaneswar: The war of words between BJP and BJD over Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, which was launched in Sambalpur two days ago by Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan in the absence of local MLA Raseswari Panigrahi, is getting shriller by the day. BJP today reacted sharply to the statements made by the BJD legislators on the […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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BJP dubs CM’s review ‘perfunctory’

The State unit of BJP on Wednesday termed the Chief Minister’s review of different departments as ‘perfunctory’

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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BJD had planned to foil Paradip meeting: BJP

The BJP today claimed that the ruling BJD leaders had planned to foil the meeting at Paradip during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to dedicate the IOCL refinery to the nation yesterday

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
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BJP seeks Centre's intervention over Odisha panchayat poll violence

Bhubaneswar: The BJP’s Odisha unit on Friday sought Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s intervention over the alleged involvement of government officials in violence during panchayat polls in the state. In a letter to the Minister, the state’s opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) drew his attention to what it said was “massive state-sponsored electoral violence by […]

  • Saturday, 03 July 2021
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