Bhubaneswar, April 9 Senior BJD leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra wrote to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday, urging him to revive the Bhubaneswar Metro project through a structured collaboration between the Union and the state government, on the lines of Jaipur Metro...
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Bhubaneswar, April 9 Senior Biju Janata Dal leader Dr. Sasmit Patra has tendered his resignation from the post of Parliamentary Party leader of the BJD in the Rajya Sabha.The party supremo and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik accepted Patra's resignation on Thursday."President of Biju...
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Bhubaneswar, April 9 Biju Janata Dal MP Sasmit Patra urged Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday to revive the state's proposed Metro Rail Project based on the funding model used for the Jaipur Metro.In a letter to the chief minister, the BJD MP said, "I request the Odisha...
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Bhubaneswar, April 9 BJD president Naveen Patnaik accepted the resignation of Sasmit Patra as the leader of the regional outfit's parliamentary party on Thursday.Patra, a two-time Rajya Sabha MP, had submitted his resignation on Wednesday, citing reasons that remain undisclosed.The office of...
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Bijay Janata Dal (BJD) MP, Sasmit Patra, has resigned from his position as the party's leader in the Rajya Sabha. He submitted his resignation to BJD president Naveen Patnaik today. This move comes amid internal discussions within the BJD regarding leadership within the parliament. Meanwhile...
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra has resigned from his position as the party's leader in the Upper House. He submitted his resignation to BJD president Naveen Patnaik today. This move comes amid indications of internal discussions within the Biju Janata Dal regarding leadership...
New Delhi, March 30 – A political controversy has erupted after BJP MP Nishikant Dubey made remarks about the late Odisha Chief Minister, Biju Patnaik, prompting BJD MP Sasmit Patra to resign from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and IT in protest.The controversy began...
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Bhubaneswar, March 30 BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Monday said that BJP MP Nishikant Dubey needs the attention of a "mental health professional" for making "outrageous" remarks against freedom fighter and former chief minister Biju Patnaik.Condemning Dubey's remarks, the BJD chief said, "I...
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New Delhi, March 30 The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha on Monday, protesting alleged disparaging remarks made by BJP leader Nishikant Dubey against former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik.Shortly after the official papers were laid on the table, BJD leader Sasmit...
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Bhubaneswar, March 29 BJD MP Sasmit Patra resigned from a parliamentary committee headed by BJP lawmaker Nishikant Dubey on Sunday over the latter's remarks about former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik.Dubey, in a statement on March 27, claimed that Biju Patnaik was the link between former...
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Bhubaneswar, March 29 – Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra has tendered his resignation from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and IT, chaired by BJP leader Nishikant Dubey, over an alleged disrespectful statement made by Dubey against the...
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New Delhi, March 25 – The government assured opposition parties on Wednesday that more ships are passing through the Strait of Hormuz, and there is no cause for concern.At an all-party meeting held here on the West Asia crisis, the government told opposition leaders that India is...
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Bhubaneswar, March 11 – Members of the women, youth, and student wings of the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha staged a protest demonstration at Master Canteen Square here on Wednesday against the recent increase in the prices of LPG cylinders and essential commodities.The...
Bhubaneswar, February 26 BJD MP Sasmit Patra collected six nomination forms for the elections to the four Rajya Sabha seats from the Odisha assembly as soon as the notification was issued, sparking speculation about the opposition party's strategy for the polls.According to the count in the...
Bhubaneswar, February 14 The BJD on Saturday accused the BJP government in Odisha of not making any effort to fulfill the 2014 election promise of a special category status for the state, and urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to clarify on the long-standing issue.Addressing a press...
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Bhubaneswar, February 14 – The opposition Biju Janata Dal intensified its criticism of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday, questioning its commitment to a decade-old promise to secure special category status for Odisha.BJD MP Sasmit Patra, speaking at a press conference here, said the...
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New Delhi, February 10 BJD member Sasmit Patra on Tuesday urged the government to establish the 15th Press Council to uphold democratic values and strengthen media accountability.Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Patra pointed out that there is concern over the prolonged non-functioning of the...