Bharatiya Janata Party Lok Sabha member from Bhubaneswar Aparajita Sarangi on Saturday alleged that people’s mandate to govern Odisha has been “hijacked by a bureaucrat”, who has made elected representative of Biju Janata Dal helpless. Addressing a press conference here, Ms. Sarangi, BJP’s national spokesperson, said, “We are witnessing a strange and incredible governance system in Odisha. The MLAs and …
BHUBANESWAR: Senior BJP leader and Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha member Aparajita Sarangi on Saturday lashed out at the Odisha government. “Has chief minister Naveen Patnaik authorised a secretary-level bureaucrat to go around announcing projects in different parts of Odisha while the elected MLAs, MPs and ministers are either onlookers or absent in those meetings?” Ms Sarangi asked. The firebrand lawmaker further …