Tag: Damodar Rout

Bhubaneswar: It’s disheartening that those who were strong supporters of Biju Babu and had worked with him have been removed from the Biju Janata Dal one after another. The action taken against Dama Babu seems like an injustice, said former MP Baijayant Panda after meeting ex-minister Damodar Rout who was expelled from the BJD yesterday. […]

Bhubaneswar: While landing blow after blow on Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government, senior leader of the party and ex-minister Damodar Rout today hit back at anti-party allegations brought against him by Jagatsinghpur District president of the party Bishnu Dash and Balikuda- Erasama MLA Prashanta Muduli. Both Dash and Muduli met party president CM Naveen Patnaik and […]

Bhubaneswar: After creating a flutter in Odisha politics with sapling and Omfed scams allegations, former Cooperation Minister Damodar Rout on Saturday hinted at another scam in Cooperative bank loans. The senior BJD leader pegged the scam to be around Rs 700 crore to Rs 800 crore. Rout said that while 60% loan from the banks […]

Bhubaneswar: After creating a flutter recently by stating that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is in the midst of a ‘Chakravyuha’ (labyrinth) and he will have to regret for the sins being committed by his coterie, former Agriculture minister Damodar Rout, on Wednesday, triggered controversy once again by stating that sapling scam in the State is […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has dropped as many as 44 ministers during his 17 years in office, party sources said. During the period, only two ministers had resigned while six of the 44 sacked ministers were able to make a comeback. They were Debi Prasad Mishra, Damodar Rout, Bijayshree Routray and Rabinarayan Nanda, […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today said the per capita annual income of the farmers in the state was Rs 59,712 as per a survey report. Agriculture minister Damodar Rout said this while replying to a written question of BJP MLA Dilip Ray in the assembly. Rout said though there was no formal method to evaluate the farmers […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said his senior minister Damodar Rout was “incorrect” on the farm loan waiver issue. “I do not think that (minister’s statement) is correct,” Patnaik said when the reporters sought his view on Rout’s reported statement in the media. The government, he said, was seriously considering the farm loan […]

Bhubaneswar: Anguished over not being able to operate defunct sugar mills and cold storages in the state, Odisha minister Damodar Rout today called himself as “most inefficient” and “helpless” person in the government. “Do not ashame me by referring that I am most able minister in the state. I am, in fact, the most inefficient […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today said arrangements are being made to provide crop insurance to the farmers affected by last year’s drought within two weeks even as opposition Congress walked out of the House in protest. “There has been a delay in payment of insurance amount to the affected farmers. The delay was mostly due to […]

Paradip: Former minister and senior leader Damodar Rout who is known as a loudmouth politician continued his tirade against the BJD government and leaders. This time, Rout hit out at State Health Minister Pratap Jena during a ‘Swabhiman Sabha’ programme at Jaldharpur under Kujang in Paradip and said that he doubts Jena will be re-elected […]

Bhubaneswar: Barely two days after expelling senior leader and former minister Damodar Rout from BJD, party supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today effected a few changes in the party’s organisational posts. Through a press release, party general secretary Prashant Nanda informed that Balikuda-Ersama MLA Prasanta Muduli has been appointed as the BJD Working President […]

Bhubaneswar: As the dissent against senior party leader and ex-minister Damodar Rout continues to grow among BJD leaders for his alleged involvement in anti-party activities, Rout today once again lashed out at his political colleagues and brought in allegation of bias against him. Balikuda-Erasama BJD MLA Prashant Kumar Muduli and Jagatsinghpur district president Bishnu Charan […]

Bhubaneswar: With political equations changing thick and fast, many have started to speculate the formation of as many as two new parties in Odisha ahead of the crucial general elections this year. Though some leaders had made a few attempts in the later part of 2018, such endeavours did not materialise; but experts believe that […]

Cuttack: Expelled BJD leader Damodar Rout once again spewed venom against Odisha government today and targeted Barabati-Cuttack MLA Debasish Samantaray. Rout, who organised a massive road show in Cuttack today, alleged that the local MLA is involved in corruption particularly in execution of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-assisted integrated sanitation project in the city. […]

Bhubaneswar: Following vandalism & violence during Puri bandh observed last week, opposition parties have turned the heat on the Odisha government alleging Minister Maheswar Mohanty’s involvement and demanded his ouster from cabinet. The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) today questioned the role of Minister Maheswar Mohanty in the entire incident. BJP legislature party leader, KV Singh […]