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Odisha BJP Leaders Say Sambit Patra Had No Hand in On-Ground Cyclone Relief Work
Patra had told the Raipur police he couldn t appear for questioning in the alleged Congress toolkit case as was occupied in these efforts.
BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra. Photo: Twitter/Sambit Patra
Politics9 hours ago
Bhubaneswar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Sambit Patra, who had cited his preoccupation with Cyclone Yaas-related relief work to express his inability to appear before the Raipur police in the alleged Congress âtoolkitâ case, was not involved in any such efforts on the ground in Odisha, the state worst-hit by the cyclone.
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is going all out to retain the Pipili Assembly seat in Odisha and checkmate the BJP’s plans of making inroads into the state’s coastal belt by registering its first victory from the constituency.
Pipili, around 20km from Bhubaneswar, is considered the stronghold of the BJD and a seat that has never been won by the BJP.
The seat fell vacant following the death of BJD stalwart and seven-time MLA Pradeep Maharathy.
The BJD has fielded his son Rudra Pratap Maharathy as its candidate in the by-election scheduled for April 17. The Assembly segment is a part of the Puri Lok Sabha constituency.