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BJD sprinkles 'Ganga Jal' in Odisha assembly after police entry
Led by opposition chief whip Pramila Mallik, the BJD lawmakers were seen sprinkling 'Ganga Jal' from earthen pots with mango leaves in every nook and corner of the House. "We sprinkled 'Ganga Jal ...
The Hindu4d
Odisha politics: Congress mobilising strength to position itself on equal footing with BJP, BJD
“When the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government lost power, the number of missing women and children in the State stood at 44,823. Over the past nine months, this figure has surged by 20,00 ...
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Seeking Opposition space, BJD puts weight behind OBC reservation in Odisha
Though caste matrix is not seen to be a major factor in Odisha’s electoral politics, the Biju Janata Dal’s (BJD’s) recent push for an increase in quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) is indicative ...
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BJD sprinkles ‘Gangajal’ in Odisha Assembly as a mark of protest; BJP terms it ‘drama’ created by VK Pandian
In a distinctive protest at the Odisha Legislative Assembly, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislators sprinkled holy Ganga water (Gangajal) in the Vidhan Sabha to express their dissatisfaction with the ...