BJD keeps away from Thursday's Odisha bandh called by I.N.D.I.A. bloc parties
First reported 6 Oct, 07:26 UTCUpdated 2h ago4 sources
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Bhubaneswar: The Naveen Patnaik-led BJD on Wednesday decided to stay away from the Odisha bandh called by I.N.D.I.A. bloc parties on October 8 against the new mining law, errors in school textbooks and the SIR exercise, asserting that it would remain equidistant from the BJP-led NDA and Congress-led opposition…
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Bhubaneswar: The Naveen Patnaik-led BJD on Wednesday decided to stay away from the Odisha bandh called by I.N.D.I.A. bloc parties on October 8 against the new mining law, errors in school textbooks and the SIR exercise, asserting that it would remain equidistant from the BJP-led NDA and Congress-led opposition…
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Biju Janata Dal leaders engaged in a protest against the Chief Election Commissioner in New Delhi, asserting that this action doesn't represent an alliance with the opposition’s INDIA bloc. The party is committed to staying neutral, strategically positioning itself amid the ruling BJP and its rivals. Political…
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- Naveen Patnaik’s BJD joins Opposition’s Election Commission protest (opens The Indian Express in a new tab)
- Odisha bandh on tomorrow: Will school, colleges remain closed? Check what's open, what's shut (opens India TV in a new tab)
The Odisha Congress has called for a statewide bandh on Thursday with raising a series of demands including resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, withdrawal of the MMDR Bill, and the resignation of the state School and Mass Education Minister over alleged errors in textbooks. Along with Congress…
- BJD keeps away from Thursday's Odisha bandh called by I.N.D.I.A. bloc parties (opens Deccan Herald in a new tab)
Bhubaneswar: The Naveen Patnaik-led BJD on Wednesday decided to stay away from the Odisha bandh called by I.N.D.I.A. bloc parties on October 8 against the new mining law, errors in school textbooks and the SIR exercise, asserting that it would remain equidistant from the BJP-led NDA and Congress-led opposition…
- BJD joins INDIA bloc's SIR protest, to stay away from Odisha bandh: Naveen Patnaik plays the balancing act, again (opens The Times of India in a new tab)
Biju Janata Dal leaders engaged in a protest against the Chief Election Commissioner in New Delhi, asserting that this action doesn't represent an alliance with the opposition’s INDIA bloc. The party is committed to staying neutral, strategically positioning itself amid the ruling BJP and its rivals. Political…



