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New Indian Express
22-06-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
BJP's double-engine government has proved a double-betrayal for people of Odisha: BJD
BHUBANESWAR: The BJD on Saturday accused the BJP government in the state of betraying the mandate of the people as all the promises made by the saffron party before election have turned to be lies. Addressing a press conference at Shankha Bhawan, three senior leaders - former ministers Sanjay Kumar Das Burma and Snehangini Chhuria, and general secretary Bhrugu Baxipatra alleged that the 'double engine' government has delivered 'double betrayal' to the people in the first year. 'The BJP government is claiming credit for opening four gates of Srimandir and opening of Ratna Bhandar. But why is it shying away from making the Justice Raghubir Das report on the missing key of Ratna Bhandar public? This exposes BJP's double standards,' Das Burma said. Furthermore, the re-inventorisation of the jewellery and other valuables of Ratna Bhandar has still not been completed. The redevelopment work of Srimandir has come to a standstill. The government is even unable to form a new temple management committee, he added. Claiming that Odisha received 18.9 per cent less central grants in 2024-25 compared to the previous fiscal, the former minister said this exposed the hollowness of 'double-engine, double-development' claims. On the Subhadra Yojana, Chhuria said they initially promised to provide Rs 50,000 to every woman in the state within two years. But, the amount is being distributed in two installments of Rs 5,000 each every year which comes down to just Rs 27 per day. This is an insult to women's dignity, she said. Criticising the Odisha Vision Document, Baxipatra said the document released by Modi sets a target of a 9 per cent GDP growth rate for Odisha while other states are aiming at achieving 15 per cent. He said the Naveen Patnaik government had already achieved 16 pc growth rate.
Hans India
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
4 held in gang-rape of two minors; BJD seeks stringent action
Bhubaneswar: A delegation of Biju Janata Dal, led by former minister Snehangini Chhuria, has demanded stringent action in the abduction and gang-rape of two minor girls in Golonthara police station area in Ganjam district. This criminal act is a stark reminder of the urgent meed to address the deteriorating law and order situation and ensure the safety and dignity of women and children in Ganjam district, the BJD leaders said in a memorandum to Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M. 'We are writing to you with a sense of profound shock, anguish and outrage over the horrific abduction and alleged gang-rape of two minor cousins within the jurisdiction of the Golanthara police station,' the memorandum said. The BJD leaders, who included the sitting MLAs and former MLAs, urged the SP to expedite the investigation into the Golanthara incident and ensure a clear and strong message is sent that such monstrous acts will not be tolerated. The BJD also demanded strengthening of intelligence gathering to neutralise criminal elements and prevent such heinous crimes from happening in the future. The memorandum said the BJD will be closely monitoring the progress of the case and will not rest until justice is delivered to the victims and their families. Among others, Berhampur Mayor Sanghamitra Dalei, former MPs Rajashree Mallick and Chandra Sekhar Sahu and former MLAs Ramesh Chandra Choupatnaik, Bikram Panda and several others were part of the delegation. Meanwhile, Odisha Police on Saturday arrested four persons on the charge of raping two minor sisters in Ganjam district. The four accused were nabbed while trying to escape from the State, the Berhampur SP said, adding they were booked under different sections of BNS and POCSO Act. He said while the accused youths were in the age group of 21-22 years, the cousins were 13 and 14 years old. The incident took place at a village in Golanthara police station area on June 3 when the sisters were on their way to attend a wedding ceremony. The incident came to light on June 5 when the mother of one of the survivors reported the matter to the police, who subsequently arrested the four accused in a series of raids. The SP said that one of the accused was an acquaintance of a girl. He took the two girls to a place, where the four youths allegedly gang-raped them, and later dropped them near their village. Police said the statements of the survivors were recorded. Their medical examinations have been conducted. Both the girls were produced before the District Child Welfare Committee (CWC) for counselling.
Time of India
07-06-2025
- Time of India
4 men arrested for raping 2 minor girls in Ganjam
Berhampur: Four men were arrested on Saturday for allegedly raping two cousins, aged 13 and 14, over two days in Ganjam district, police officers said. "The accused, three aged 21 and one aged 22 — two welders and two fishermen — were apprehended while attempting to flee the state on Wednesday night," Saravana Vivek M, SP of Berhampur, said. Police said the girl aged 14, a Class IX student, was attending a relative's wedding on Sunday with her mother when one of the accused, known to her, lured her to an isolated location on Tuesday. He allegedly raped her before calling three of his friends, who also sexually assaulted her. When the girl's sister went searching for her, she found her in distress. The survivors, fearing to return home, spent the night at a relative's house. The following day, the accused allegedly took both girls to another location where two of them sexually assaulted them. Police said the accused later dropped the girls near their village, during which one of them allegedly raped the girl aged 13, a Class VIII student. The crime came to light when one of the survivors's mother questioned them about their whereabouts. Medical examination has been conducted and both girls have been produced before the district child welfare committee (CWC) for counselling. A case has been registered under relevant sections of the IPC and Pocso Act . A BJD delegation, led by former minister Snehangini Chhuria, met the Berhampur SP and demanded strict action against the perpetrators.
