If he (Naveen Patnaik) is the number one Chief Minister, then he should clarify who is Shraddha, whom he took with him to the Vatican City, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, Basant Panda while addressing a press conference on Friday.
Training his gun at the Chief Minister, Panda said, “When the Leader of Opposition (LoP) enquired about Shraddha in the House on September 26, it upset the leaders of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). Instead of running away from answering the questions on Shraddha, the Chief Minister should answer who is Shraddha? Why he had taken her with him to the Vatican City? What was her role? What she was doing there? Who arranged her ticket? How she could go with him?”
“Instead of running away from answering, he should clarify for what purpose she was taken on the tour. We doubt something like what happened with Mamita Meher, Bebina, Madhabilata, etc. might have happened with Shraddha. It is the duty of the ruling government to clear our doubts,” he added.
“I would like to request the CM to bring every detail related to Shraddha to the fore or step down from the post,” he said.
No comments could be obtained from the CM or his party in this regard.