Bhubaneswar, April 10 -- Launching a scathing attack on the ruling BJD President and Odisha Chief Minister, BJP leader Debasish Nayak on Wednesday said that Naveen Patnaik should retire if he is unable to run the government.

Asserting that the 2024 elections will be decisive, Nayak said, "Change is inevitable in Odisha. There was and is respect for Naveen Patnaik. But he (Naveen) should not hand over the trust of the Odia community to another person. If he (Naveen) cannot run or manage, the time has come for him to take retirement."

At a presser, Nayak also lambasted BJD leader VK Pandian for his appeal to people to vote in the name of Naveen Patnaik. The senior BJP leader further alleged that the gates of Naveen Niwas, the official res...