Odisha monsoon session likely to be a stormy affair
The Hindu
2 Ministers embroiled in controversies
The monsoon session of Odisha Assembly commencing from September 1 is likely to be stormy with two senior Ministers in the Naveen Patnaik Government embroiled in different controversies. While Odisha Law Minister Pratap Kumar Jena would be probed in case of murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Cuttack district, the State Cooperation Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain is drawing a lot of flaks following allegations of financial mismanagement and irregularities in Cuttack Central Cooperative Bank. Birendra Pratap Swain, Minister’s brother, is the president of the Cuttack Central Cooperative Bank.More Related News
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