BJP MP Controversial Remarks Spark BJD Response Protests
2 UPDATES · 3 DAYS · 29 MAR 2026 — 31 MAR 2026
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Latest · 31 Mar 2026
BJD leaders responded to a controversial BJP MP's remarks about Biju Patnaik with calls for the MP's mental health evaluation and street protests.
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This event covers Sasmit Patra's resignation from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT and Communications in protest of disparaging remarks made about Biju Patnaik, including any reactions, analyses, and follow-up developments related to this specific occurrence. It excludes other actions or statements by Sasmit Patra, Nishikant Dubey, or the BJD unless they are direct developments of this particular resignation and the remarks that prompted it.
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