Sasmit Patra

Bhubaneswar: Hitting back at the Odisha unit of Bharatiya Janata Party for allegedly misguiding the people about the Panchayati Raj Institutions by baseless statements, the ruling Biju Janata Dal said that the true decentralization of power…

Bhubaneswar: Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Venkaiah Naidu has praised Biju Janata Dal Member of Parliament Dr Sasmit Patra for cent percent attendance in the important meetings of all Parliamentary Standing Committees. He…

New Delhi: BJD MP Dr. Sasmit Patra raised the issues of Mahanadi water dispute and Polavaram project in Rajya Sabha on Friday. The BJD MP spoke in Odia during the Zero Hour about the issues. Patra expressed his concerns over the delay…

Bhubaneswar: In a startling revelation, the Biju Janata Dal has said that BJP’s Lekhasri Samantsinghar was in touch with the party to shift allegiance and contest elections from BJD ticket. This revelation was made by Party spokesperson…

New Delhi: Direct flight from Bhubaneswar to Dubai is likely to be commenced at the earliest, said Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said here today. Replying to a question from BJD MP Dr. Sasmit Patra, Puri said, “Flights…

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal President and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today appointed Dr Sasmit Patra, MP Rajya Sabha, as the Chief Whip of BJD in Rajya Sabha and Dr Amar Pattnaik, MP, Rajya Sabha, as party General Secretary in charge of…

New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sasmit Patra today urged the Centre to stop the construction of Polavaram project, which threatens to displace thousands of people in Malkangiri district of Odisha. Raising the Polavaram issue in the…

New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Dr Sasmit Patra today demanded setting up a Kalinga Regiment in Indian Army in the Rajya Sabha. Highlighting the issue during the Zero Hour, Patra said, “Considering the contribution made by the State,…

New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal member of Rajya Sabha Dr. Sasmit Patra today gave a Special Mention Notice in the Rajya Sabha on omission of Odisha’s Iconic tourist places from among the 17 cites to be developed by the Center.

New Delhi: Odisha’s Biju Janata Dal MP Sasmit Patra has given Zero Hour Notice for discussion on “need to declare the states hit by major natural calamities as special focus states.” The BJD MP gave the notice in the Rajya Sabha on…