Sasmit Patra

Bhubaneswar: Dr Sasmit Patra, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) lawmaker in Rajya Sabha, and Congress Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor were picked as best parliamentarians for the Lokmat Parliamentary Awards 2023 on Tuesday. Besides Tharoor, Patra, and…

Bhubaneswar: BJD MP and National Spokesperson Dr. Sasmit Patra has responded to BJP MP and National Spokesperson Aparajita Sarangi in a political controversy over Mayurbhanj District Collector Veenit Bharadwaj wearing a T-shirt having a…

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday referred to the privileges committee the complaints of MPs alleging AAP MP Raghav Chadha named them in a house panel without their consent in violation of rules. A Rajya Sabha…

New Delhi: As many as five Rajya Sabha MPs on Monday demanded to move a Privilege Motion against Raghav Chadha after alleging that their “forged signatures” were added in the proposed select committee on Delhi Services Bill without their…

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday opposed and criticized Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan who appealed to Odisha government to continue with the social security pension system through DBT instead of cash payment.…

Bhubaneswar: Lambasting the BJD-led State Government over the murder of former Minister Naba Das and a minor girl, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said “lawless Odisha is a reality”. The senior BJP leader’s…

New Delhi: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday gave a thumbs up to the President’s speech in the parliament, but cropped up several basic demands before the Centre and sought a reply. Participating in the Motion of Thanks on President’s…

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janta Dal (BJD) on Friday demanded the resumption of free food distribution under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) in Odisha. This comes after the Union government in December last year announced the…

New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal Rajya Sabha MP Dr Sasmit Patra today trained guns at the BJP over the issue of the establishment of Orissa High Court bench in Western Odisha. Speaking to media persons outside the Parliament in Delhi, Patra…

New Delhi: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday demanded passage of the women’s reservation bill in the Winter Session of Parliament. BJD Rajya Sabha member Sasmit Patra raised the issue at an all-party meet convened by the government a…