Cyclone Dana: Zero casualty claims by BJP after storm not true, says BJD

The opposition BJD in Odisha on Saturday alleged that the ruling BJP's claims of zero casualty' after severe cyclonic storm Dana struck the eastern state were false, and it failed to handle the natural calamity in a proper manner. BJD spokesperson Lekhashree Samantsinghar also claimed that four people died in the state due to the cyclone, which struck the eastern coast early Friday, triggering torrential rain and high-speed winds. The regional party, headed by former chief minister Naveen Patnaik, demanded a white paper from the BJP, mentioning the actual evacuation figure, and the number of people shifted to cyclone shelters. The Odisha government's zero casualty' claims are false. We have information regarding the death of four people one in CM Mohan Majhi's assembly segment in Keonjhar district and three others at Rajnagar in Kendrapara district, Samantsinghar told a press conference here. Majhi had Friday said the state had achieved its zero casualty' mission, with no reports