Dikhyaa Mohanty The ruling Biju Janata Dal asked the BJP lawmakers to mind their language and not to cross the “limit” while using words against Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
According to the reports, the BJD’s strong reaction came after BJP MLAs posted a letter to Patnaik over the issues related to the kidnap and murder of the Kalahandi woman teacher.
The BJP lawmakers in the open letter to the Chief Minister accused Patnaik of maintaining a “double standard” in the Kalahandi case. It wrote – “You (CM) had taught the lesson of morality to former chief minister J B Patnaik during a gang rape incident in 1999. You have also in the past sacked ministers and leaders in the name of morality. Where are your morals in Kalahandi case.”
Taking strong exception to the BJP’s words and actions against Patnaik, party lawmakers Pramila Mallick and Atanu S Nayak in a press conference stated that the saffron party’s behaviour was against the very Odia culture. “You (BJP) have to pay a heavy price for using such languages against the Chief Minister. We condemn it,” said Government Chief Whip and senior BJD leader Pramila Mallick.
