Odisha governor’s ‘grievance redressal’ meets cause furore
Hindustan TimesNearly two months after he became the governor of Odisha, the actions of former Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das seems to be causing disquiet in Biju Janata Dal with his hearing of grievances during district visits. On Wednesday, while visiting Jharsuguda district, Raghubar Das expressed anger over a husband of a woman village chief running the show on her behalf Das, who took oath as 26th governor of Odisha on October 31, started off tepidly by visiting chief minister Naveen Patnaik at the latter’s residence, breaking protocol that opposition Congress alleged was part of a deal between the ruling Biju Janata Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Though it’s still early days, a senior BJD leader said the visit by Das to hear the grievances of people just ahead of the election next year was not a good sign. “His writing letter to the chief minister and meeting people to hear their grievances seem to be political.” Das by his actions could be proving himself to be an agent of the central government, another BJD leader said.
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