Soumya Ranjan Patnaik raises mining concern after CM’s bulletins for Keonjhar

By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR:  After making a political storm by focusing on his occasion authorities and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over alleged fudging of Covid-19 demise figures within the State, BJD vice-president and MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik on Sunday opened one other entrance by raking up the mining challenge in Keonjhar district.

“Many people have become rich in the last 10 to 15 years from mining in Keonjhar district. But, the district has been neglected. Now time has come for them to pay back to the district,” Patnaik mentioned. Patnaik, nonetheless, didn’t identify those that have grow to be wealthy by mining from the district. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday had introduced that steps are being taken by the State authorities for all-round improvement of the district together with institution of a metal plant.

In a separate context, Patnaik, additionally the editor of an area day by day ‘Sambad’, in his signed editorial ‘Ama Gharara Halchal’ mentioned the time has come for brand new Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to repay his money owed to Odisha. Referring to his current article suppressing of Covid-19 demise figures within the State, the BJD chief mentioned that variations of opinion ought to all the time be accepted.

Reiterating his stand, Patnaik mentioned if variations are suppressed, democracy can not survive. “We shouldn’t stick to the impression that only I am right and no one else. We are within our rights to look into all opinions from different angles before accepting one. If one does not give respect to others’ opinion, one loses the respect for his self too,” he added.

Patnaik had mentioned resulting from administrative failure and negligence, an issue had erupted over the Covid demise figures which additional affected the picture of Odisha authorities. He had additionally demanded a white paper on this regard. On three members from Odisha getting locations within the Union Council of Ministers, Patnaik mentioned all of the MPs are succesful and have the expertise to deal with the duties.

Congratulatory requires Vaishnaw land in Soumya’s handle

Bhubaneswar: Though Rajya Sabha member from Odisha Ashwini Vaishnaw was inducted into the Union Cabinet as Minister for Railways and IT, the congratulatory messages have surprisingly been going to BJD MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik. The MLA’s telephone, within the final three days, has been flooded with calls and messages congratulating him for his induction within the Union Cabinet. Surprised and exhausted attending the calls, Patnaik inquired concerning the fake pax dedicated by properly wishers.

And what did he discover? Though Vaishnaw had changed him as Rajya Sabha member, officers answerable for printing the federal government diary haven’t modified the handle and telephone variety of the brand new Upper House member. They have solely modified the identify. The MLA wrote about this in his signed article ‘Ama Gharara Halchal’ within the newspaper edited by him. The BJD chief mentioned that he’s forwarding all of the properly needs to Vaishnaw by way of the article. He additionally didn’t neglect to say how the federal government system is lazy and superfluous.