‘No more support to BJP’: BJD says it will act as ‘strong and vibrant’ opposition in Rajya Sabha
The regional party had earlier supported the BJP on the Citizenship Amendment Act and the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution.
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The Biju Janata Dal on Monday said that it would no longer give issue-based support to the Bharatiya Janata Party, and would instead act as a "vibrant and strong" opposition in the Rajya Sabha, PTI reported.
The Biju Janata Dal did not win any seat in the recently-concluded Lok Sabha election. However, it has nine MPs in the Rajya Sabha.
Biju Janata Dal chief Naveen Patnaik on Monday held a meeting with his party’s Rajya Sabha MPs. During the meeting, Patnaik asked them to fight for the rights of the people of Odisha in Parliament, the Biju Janata Dal’s leader in the Rajya Sabha Sasmit Patra said, according to PTI.
To a question on whether the party would stick to its stance of providing issue-based support to the Centre, Patra said: “No more support to BJP, only opposition. We may go to any extent to protect the interests of Odisha.”
He was further quoted as saying by PTI: “The BJD president asked us to act as a strong and vibrant opposition if the NDA government continues to ignore the genuine demands of Odisha.”
Over the last few years, the Biju Janata Dal has supported the Bharatiya Janata Party in several matters, even though the two parties are rivals in Odisha. The regional party had...
