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The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Sarat Pattanayak on Friday said that the officers' raj in the state will no longer continue. 

The BJP’s Bhubaneswar District President, Babu Singh said that after the 2024 general elections, the project would be found dumped in a dustbin. 

Among those on the receiving end were Poonamben Madam, a two-term Lok Sabha MP, and Binaben Kothari, the city's Mayor. The incident unfolded during a party function held to commemorate the 'Mera Desh Meri Mitti' programme.

The elected members of Panchayats and Zilla Parishads were taught the technique of how to corner the BJD-led government and prepare the blueprint for the coming general elections. 

The state units of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress have said the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is crying for the Legislative Council only to rehabilitate its discontent members. 

Immediately after the BJD backed the Delhi Services Bill and opposed the Opposition INDIA's no-confidence motion, Union Home Minister Amit Shah came to Odisha. Moreover, he heaped praises on Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik.

Targeting Sharad Pawar, Prime Minister Modi said that Pawar did not promote many talented people due to nepotism. 

The Supreme Court on August 4 had stayed Gandhi's conviction in a defamation case against him.

Under the overhauled system, the three Lok Sabha seats in minority-dominated Murshidabad district, which were till date managed by two district committees, will now be handled by three committees with each overseeing one Lok Sabha seat in the district.

While addressing the gathering, Union Home Minister Amit Shah praised Naveen Patnaik twice, firstly for curbing the naxal menace and secondly, for disaster management. 

The state unit of Congress said the Union Home Minister is coming to the state to thank Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for extending support to the Bill replacing the Ordinance for the control of Services in the national capital Delhi and opposing the no-confidence motion. 

The Opposition INDIA has decided to move a no-confidence motion against the central government in the Lok Sabha. And the NDA government has a comfortable majority in the Lok Sabha. But it may face problems in getting its Delhi bill through the Rajya Sabha. 

"After getting the complaints, I visited Chandaka area to see where the lands have been purchased," said MP Sarangi.

Acting on the direction of the BJD supremo, Naveen Patnaik, MP Sasmit Patra intensified the demand for 50 percent reservation for women in both Parliament and state assemblies through a special mention in the Rajya Sabha

When the Prime Minister Kissan Samman Nidhi Yojana was launched for the first time, 9,73,860 farmers of the state received the financial benefit. In the subsequent phases, the number of beneficiaries kept changing.

Alleging rampant corruption in the government recruitment process, the saffron party wished to know how question papers reached the arrested persons of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh. 

A few days ago, Cuttack district BJD president Debashis Samantaray had participated in a party programme held in Niali. On this occasion, while speaking to journalists, he heaped praise on Niali MLA Pramod Mallick.

Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee chief Sarat Pattanayak said, “If the Chief Minister has popularity, why he is not going to the people?"

The party has decided to raise the issue of 33 percent reservation in the Lok Sabha and Assemblies. But, the Opposition BJP and the Congress have alleged that the party has been raising the issue only to woo women voters. 

The BJP has demanded that the state government issue a white paper on how much investment the state has so far received from such visits.