Sarada Prasad Nayak

BJD split wide open, Mohapatra attacks Patnaik

Bhubaneswar: After a failed rebellion attempt by BJD MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra against the Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha - leading to his suspension from the party - the Naveen-Pyari war is now leading to the illegal money generated from the mining scam in the state.

A whopping sum of Rs 200 crore was generated to fund Mohapatra's rebellion against Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Tribal MLA Sarada Prasad Nayak who had attended the coup meeting also revealed that two key BJD ministers were involved in the fund mobilisation against Patnaik who was away in the UK. On Monday, Patnaik sacked one of the two ministers.

Barely hours after the minister was sacked, Pyari Mohan Mohapatra rubbished the allegations and dared Patnaik to call for a CBI probe. Adding to the CM's embarrassment, the dissident BJD MP also claimed that despite repeated requests, Patnaik didn't consent to probe politicians in the mining scam.

"I said the vigilance is after the small officials in the mining scam why you are not taking action against the politicians, he did not respond, Mohapatra said....more    

Naveen called minister a 'bloody fellow': Mohapatra

Bhubaneswar: Suspended BJD leader and MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra on Monday alleged that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had threatened Sarada Prasad Nayak before sacking him from the council of ministers. "Patnaik had called Nayak over phone and addressed him as bloody fellow and also threatened to destroy him," Mohapatra said. Mohapatra said this while reacting to the chief minister's action of dismissing Nayak from the council of ministers this...  

Odisha: Naveen Patnaik sacks another minister

Bhubaneswar: Striking hard at those who allegedly plotted an unsuccessful coup against him, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday sacked a third minister amid speculation that more heads are likely to roll soon. Housing and Urban Development Minister Sarada Prasad Nayak was shown the door three days after Patnaik dismissed two other ministers Anjali Behera and Sanjeev Sahu for allegedly conspiring to topple his government. "I have forwarded a...