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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 9 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Thursday accepted the resignation of MP Sasmit Patra as leader of the BJD parliamentary party in Rajya Sabha. Sasmit Patra's resignation comes after Dutteshwar Hota, who has the support of BJD, Congress and CPI(M), was defeated in the Rajya Sabha elections amid cross-voting. Also Read | Why Stock Market Is Down Today, April 9, 2026. The party had suspended its six MLAs for "anti-party activities, in ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 9 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Thursday accepted the resignation of MP Sasmit Patra as leader of the BJD parliamentary party in Rajya Sabha. Sasmit Patra's resignation comes after Dutteshwar Hota, who has the support of BJD, Congress and CPI(M), was defeated in the Rajya Sabha elections amid cross-voting. The party had suspended its six MLAs for "anti-party activities, including cross-voting" in the Rajya Sabha elections. A BJD r ...Read More >
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Three newly-elected Rajy Sabha members from Odisha on Monday took their oath of office and secrecy in their mother tongue, Odia, marking a proud moment for the state's linguistic and cultural identity in the Upper House of Parliament. Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan administered the oaths to Manmohan Samal, the BJP's Odisha state unit president; Dilip Ray, a BJP-supported Independent candidate and former Union minister; and Santrupt Misra from th ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Three Rajya Sabha members from Odisha, Manmohan Samal, Dilip Ray, and Dr. Santrupt Misra, took oath as members of the Rajya Sabha on Monday. This is Manmohan Samal's second term in the Rajya Sabha, having previously served from 2000 to 2004. Dr. Santrupt Misra, elected on a BJD ticket, has been elected to the Rajya Sabha for the first time and took oath today. Dilip Ray, who has been elected as an independent candidate supported by the BJP, is serving his third term in the Rajya ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Apr 1 (PTI) BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday tendered an unconditional apology for his claim that former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik was the link between Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the CIA during the war against China in the 1960s. Dubey chose the 'Utkal Dibasa', Odisha's foundation day, to apologise for the comment on Patnaik, an iconic figure in the state, and wished the people on the occasion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed Patnaik on the 'Utkal Dibasa', ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Opposition members in the Odisha Assembly on Tuesday strongly protested alleged "insult" to son of the soil and former chief minister Biju Patnaik by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and demanded passage of a censure motion against the lawmaker. As soon as the House assembled for the Question Hour at 10.30 am, members of BJD, Congress and CPI(M) trooped into the Well of the House and raised slogans against the State's BJP government over its silence on Dubey's statement against Biju Patna ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A political storm has erupted after BJP MP Nishikant Dubey made controversial remarks about legendary leader Biju Patnaik, prompting a sharp response from BJD president and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Reacting strongly on Monday, Naveen Patnaik termed Dubey's comments "outrageous" and questioned his understanding of history. Dubey had earlier claimed that Biju Patnaik acted as a "link" between the US government, the CIA, and then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru dur ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Even as BJD MPs staged a walk out from Rajya Sabha over 'derogatory' remarks against Odisha's legendary leader Biju Patnaik, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Monday clarified that his comments were part of his ongoing series critiquing the Nehru-Gandhi family, and not a direct attack on the former Chief Minister. Speaking to reporters, Dubey described Biju Patnaik as a "tall freedom fighter" and emphasised that the BJP (and its predecessor, Jan Sangh) had stood by him when the Congress al ...Read More >
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