Odisha BJP demands Naveen’s apology for ‘man-made’ flood

A BJP delegation has reviewed the flood situation in the State and submitted a report to the party’s state unit president Samir Mohanty. The party also released a complaint letter describing the flood a man-made disaster.

BJP General Secretary Prithviraj Harichandan and other leaders address a presser at Bhubaneswar

Days after the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government in Odisha released the preliminary damage assessment report of the recent floods in the State, the Opposition BJP on Thursday held the State government responsible for the disaster and demanded an apology from the Chief Minister.

Addressing a presser at the party headquarters in Bhubaneswar, BJP General Secretary Prithviraj Harichandan alleged that the State government had completely failed in the flood water management. He alleged that the coordination meeting between Odisha and Chhattisgarh governments which is supposed to be held twice a year has not been organised in the past 3-4 years.