Dharmendra wants to save his RS seat: Surya Patro

Bhubaneswar: Mahanadi water sharing issue continues to hold the centre-stage even during the panchayat poll campaigning, as the ruling BJD and Opposition BJP lock horns over the issue. A day after BJP criticising chief minister Naveen Patnaik for not supporting the Negotiation Committee on Mahanadi, the ruling party on Monday said that Union Petroleum minister […]

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Bhubaneswar: Mahanadi water sharing issue continues to hold the centre-stage even during the panchayat poll campaigning, as the ruling BJD and Opposition BJP lock horns over the issue. A day after BJP criticising chief minister Naveen Patnaik for not supporting the Negotiation Committee on Mahanadi, the ruling party on Monday said that Union Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan is acting like the spokesperson of Chhattisgarh government with an aim to be re-nominated to the Rajya Sabha next year.

Talking to media, former minister and senior BJD spokesperson Surya Narayan Patro said it’s disheartening that being son of the soil the union minister is talking against the interest of the State.