Ex-BJD MLA accuses Patnaik of attempting to divert attention from Waqf Bill voting issue

Ex-BJD MLA accuses Patnaik of attempting to divert attention from Waqf Bill voting issue

Bhubaneswar, Apr 10 (PTI) The alleged rift in the opposition BJD over its flip-flop stand on the Waqf Bill voting further widened on Thursday, with former party MLA Pravat Tripathy accusing party president Naveen Patnaik of attempting to divert attention from the main issue.Addressing a press conference, Tripathy, a four-time MLA, alleged that Patnaik in his statement to the media on Wednesday did not speak on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill voting is…

Ex-MLA Pravata Tripathy accuses Naveen Patnaik of lying, attempting to divert attention from Waqf issue - OrissaPOST

Bhubaneswar: The alleged rift in the opposition BJD over its flip-flop stand on the Waqf Bill voting further widened Thursday with former party MLA Pravata Tripathy accusing party president Naveen Patnaik of attempting to divert attention from the main issue and lying about his expulsion from the regional outfit. Addressing a press conference, Tripathy alleged that Patnaik, in his statement to the media Wednesday did not speak on the Waqf Bill v…

Ex-MLA Pravat Tripathy Shook Off Dissatisfaction Over Naveen’s Comments, Indirectly Targeted Pandian

Bhubaneswar: The scene of targets, counter-targets is going on in Odisha Politics. After Pravat Tripathy, Naveen Patnaik has given another reply. Former MLA and senior BJD leader Pravat Tripathy have expressed his dissatisfaction with Naveen by holding a press conference. He has indirectly targeted VK Pandian. Pravat alleged that the lie was told through Naveen Patnaik. I was not caught in a police case in the chit fund case. My suspension was l…

Naveen Patnaik says "I was very far from the political world. I was in a completely different universe, people's love for Biju Babu got me here"

Bhubaneswar: Born on October 16, 1946, Naveen Patnaik spent much of his early life far from the coastal state he would eventually govern. Educated at the prestigious Doon School in Dehradun, he later studied at Delhi University before spending considerable time abroad, particularly in New York during the vibrant 1970s and 80s."I was very far from the political world. I was in a completely different universe," Patnaik once told India Today in a r…

Patnaik Defends Pandian, Urges For Unity In BJD Amid Reports Of Rifts Over Waqf Amendment Bill

Amid signs of internal rift in the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over the controversial Waqf Amebdment Bill, party chief and former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday came out in strong defence of his close aide VK Pandian, while calling for unity. Patnaik also came down heavily on his party colleagues for holding large meetings in hotels amid growing internal rift following party members’ split voting on the Bill in Rajya Sabha five days…

"Some BJD leaders don't understand party's ideals": Debashish Samantaray fires salvo amid internal rift

Bhubaneswar: Amid turmoil in the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) over the Waqf Bill voting row, party's Rajya Sabha MP Debashish Samantaray, without naming anyone, came down heavily on 'some' leaders of the BJD today. In a Facebook post, Samantaray said some leaders of the BJD don't understand its ideals. They are not familiar with the ideals of party president Naveen Patnaik, he said, adding that they seem to be acting on someone else’s directions. "Rece…