BJD Organizes Rajya Sabha Walkout Over Feedbacks Against Founder
New Delhi: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MPs left of the Rajya Sabha Monday, opposing declarations made by BJP legislator Nishikant Dubey concerning BJD founder and previous Odisha Chief Priest Biju Patnaik.
- The BJD condemned Dubey’s comments as “slandering, false, and concocted.”
- Sasmit Patra, BJD MP, resigned from a legislative board Sunday in protest.
- Dubey refutes making claims against Patnaik, claiming respect for the late leader.
- The BJD, though not part of the NDA, has previously supported the government on crucial regulations.