Bhubaneswar: Stepping up his attack on the Naveen Patnaik government, expelled BJD leader Pyari Mohan Mohapatra on Saturday threatened to expose corruption in Odisha's coal sector. "There are documents - a 'brahmastra' relating to corruption in the coal sector, involving Sainik firm. The weapon will expose and unmask those responsible for irregularities," Mohapatra said at the sideline of a rally at Koraput.
Stating that a PIL has been filed by his lawyer in the Supreme Court in connection with the scrapped agreement between the state-owned Odisha Mining Corporation and Delhi-based Sainik firm, he said the apex court has also issued notices to the parties concerned seeking clarifications. Certain documents relating to the alleged scam would be handed over to CBI when the probe agency proceeds with the investigation into irregularities in the coal scam, the Odisha Jana Morcha (OJM) leader said.
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02:22 AM, Nov 25, 2012
Bhubaneswar: Rebel Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra, who was suspended from the party six months ago for attempting a coup against the Naveen Patnaik government, was on Friday expelled for anti-party activities. The decision to expel Mohapatra, who had floated the Odisha Jana Morcha (OJM) within the BJD, and his close aide Jagneswar Babu was announced by BJD President and Chief Minister Naveen...
05:02 PM, Nov 16, 2012
Bhubaneswar: Rebel Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra, who was suspended from the party six months ago for attempting a coup against the Naveen Patnaik government, was on Friday expelled for anti-party activities. The decision to expel Mohapatra, who had floated the Odisha Jana Morcha (OJM) within the BJD, and his close aide Jagneswar Babu was announced by BJD President and Chief Minister Naveen...
04:40 PM, Nov 16, 2012
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...
06:43 AM, Jun 05, 2012
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...
01:48 AM, Jun 05, 2012
Bhubaneswar: Suspended rebel Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra on Monday accused Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of shielding politicians involved in the mining scam though he (Naveen) was not personally involved in any scam. "The Chief Minister did not allow state vigilance to begin persecution against certain politicians allegedly involved in mining scam. I had requested the chief minister several times to allow the vigilance...
09:56 PM, Jun 04, 2012
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik will be meeting party colleagues on Friday. Patnaik came back to Bhubaneswar on Thursday night to a grand welcome by partymen who came in huge numbers to show solidarity after a rebellion by Naveen's confidant and BJD MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra on Tuesday. The revolt led by Pyari took place while Patnaik was on a week-long official tour to the UK...
07:51 AM, Jun 01, 2012
Bhubaneswar: BJD MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra on Wednesday claimed that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was encircled by a group of conspirators comprising ministers, parliamentarians and MLAs who were trying to topple his government. "The conspirators comprising, ministers, MPs and MLAs want to topple Patnaik in order to fulfil their vested interests," he claimed but declined to name them. "The group of conspirators are misleading the chief minister. They feel...
10:41 PM, May 30, 2012
Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra on Wednesday alleged that a gangster has been hired by one of his party MLAs to kill him. "A Kolkata-based gangster Sunil Dutta has been engaged by an MLA of our party. I will not disclose the name of the MLA. I will tell everything to the chief minister," Mohapatra told reporters. Stating that he had already informed the matter to...
03:25 PM, May 30, 2012
Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra on Wednesday dismissed reports of any split within the party and said that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik continues to be the party leader. BJD MP Jay Panda also said that there was no rebellion within the BJD. "We have had a lot of discussions earlier. There is no dissidence in the party. Grievances have increased because the party organisation is...
10:20 AM, May 30, 2012
Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is heading towards a split with Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's confidante and BJD MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra has reportedly turned rebellious against him. CNN-IBN has now learnt that Patnaik is cutting short his first visit to London in ten years and rushing home. Reacting to the crisis he said, "I understand that in my absence an MP of my party is stirring trouble...
08:27 AM, May 30, 2012
