Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP Secretary Lekhashree Samantsinghar today accused the State government of hatching a conspiracy to rope in India Power Corporation to take over Central Electricity Supply Utility (CESU). Samantsinghar alleged that the State government received a kickback of Rs 1,000 crore as commission to generate funds for the assembly elections and lashed out at […]
Bhubaneswar: Mocking Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for ‘wrongly’ condoling the death of erstwhile king of Paralakhemundi Gopinath Narayan Deb at a time when he is alive, BJP leader Lekhashree Samantsinghar, has shared a video on her Facebook account. She stated that this sheer lack of knowledge of CM Patnaik clearly proves he has lost connect […]
Bhubaneswar: In the back drop of recent abusive exchange of words between BJD vice president and Minister Damodar Rout and BJP leader Lekhashree Samantsinghar, Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik today disapproved such type of politics between the parties. Responding to a query by Editorial Director of The New Indian Express, Prabhu Chawala at […]
Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leaders today distanced themselves from Minister Damodar Rout’s statement made on marital status of BJP spokesperson Lekhashree Samantsinghar few days ago. Meanwhile, activists of BJP Mahila Morcha today gheraoed the residence of the minister demanding his resignation. BJP women wing president Pravati Parida, who led the agitation against Rout, said they would […]
BJP Mahila Morcha State unit president Smruti Patnaik alleged that women leaders of the party are being targeted with filthy abuses on social media for criticising Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s policies.
Bhubaneswar: A delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today visited Naveen Niwas demanding acceptance of the resignation of Dr Budhan Murmu, who has been fielded by the saffron party as its candidate for Saraskana Assembly segment in Mayurbhanj district for this elections. The team led by State BJP Vice President Samir Mohanty and general […]
Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday targeted the ruling-BJD over rising incidents of poll violence in the State and accused that the fear of defeat in the 2019 Elections is making the regional party violent. Addressing a press meet, Lekhashree Samantsinghar, the general secretary of the BJP, said that fear of defeat in the […]
Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik of shielding Patnagarh MLA Saroj Meher who is in the eye of a storm for allegedly forcing a junior engineer to do sit-ups in public. Addressing a presser, BJP’s state secretary Lekhashree Samantsinghar stated that “We are demanding immediate arrest of Patnagarh MLA […]
Bhubaneswar: A day after a minor tribal girl was allegedly raped inside a bus in Puri, opposition parties– Congress and BJP held Naveen Patnaik-led government responsible for the incident. Senior Congress leader and Jatani MLA, Sura Routray, blamed the State government for the incident and said that despite deployment of 10,000 cops in the city, […]
Bhubaneswar: A delegation of the State ruling BJD today met the Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and Director General of Police (DGP) and demanded special security arrangement for smooth conduct of the Patkura election to be held tomorrow. Led by party MLA Pramila Mallick, a women delegation of BJD met CEO Surendra Kumar and DGP RP Sharma […]
Bhubaneswar: Alleging rise in number of minor girl rape cases across Odisha, Opposition parties BJP and Congress took to streets today and have threatened to intensify their agitation. A team of BJP workers led by party’s general secretary Lekhashree Samantsinghar staged protest at Master Canteen Chhak in Bhubaneswar today raising slogans against the State government […]
Kalahandi: In a shocking development, the Junagarh gang rape survivor today levelled accusations that Lalindra Sabar, the person who had given her lift in his motorcycle is the prime culprit alleging that it was him who raped her first in the forest. Questioning the alleged leniency of police towards accused Lalindra, the survivor speaking to […]
Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday slammed the Odisha government alleging that it has betrayed slum dwellers in the name of granting them land rights under Odisha Liveable Habitat Mission (OLHM) or Jaga Mission. Addressing a presser in Bhubaneswar, State BJP general secretary Lekhashree Samantsinghar alleged that the government duped the slum dwellers by assuring […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP General Secretary, Lekhashree Samantsinghar came down heavily again on the ruling BJD government in Odisha for not handing over the Smitarani death probe to the CBI. In a press conference today, Lekhashree reiterated her party’s demand for a CBI probe into the death of Haridaspur Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO), Smitarani Biswal. She […]
Bhubaneswar: The Opposition BJP on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Odisha government over the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old girl for 22 days in Cuttack. Addressing a presser in Bhubaneswar, BJP’s state general secretary, Lekhashree Samantsinghar said, “Crime against women is on the rise in the State. The Class-IX girl student was gang-raped […]
Bhubaneswar: State opposition party – BJP on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the chief electoral officer alleging violation of the model code of conduct by the ruling-BJD during campaigning for the upcoming by-polls in Balasore Sadar and Tirtol assembly constituencies. This is reportedly for the third time in a week that the BJP has complained […]
Balasore: In what seems to be a game of music chairs, Odisha BJP leader Lekhashree Samantsinghar on Friday, alleged violation of Covid-19 guidelines by State Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain during the ongoing campaign for Balasore by-election. Samantsinghar submitted a complaint to Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) […]
Bhubaneswar: Amidst the growing demands for reopening of temples, Odisha Law Minister Pratap Jena on Tuesday said the State government will take an appropriate decision in this regard after taking into the current scenario of COVID-19 situation and other aspects. On media query that several State governments have already allowed reopening of temples and other […]
Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Odisha unit on Sunday lashed out at BJD-led government in State over two alleged custodial deaths- one each at Puri and Biramitrapur. In a video clip, BJP general secretary Lekhashree Samantsinghar said that police have acted as goons of government. “The police have unleashed a reign of terror […]
Bhubaneswar: Accusing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of maintaining double standards, State BJP General Secretary Lekhashree Samantsinghar on Friday said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik should be probed in the wake of the arrest of (expelled) party MLA Pradeep Panigrahi on corruption charges. The Bharatiya Janata Party which has been up in arms over the disproportionate assets […]