The BJP-led government in Odisha has rejected the application of IAS Sujata R Kartikeyan, wife of former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's close aide VK Pandian, to extend her leave for an additional six months, asking her to report to office on Wednesday. Kartikeyan, a 2000-batch IAS officer, had been on child care leave from May 31, a day before the …
