Bhubaneswar, Aug. 9 -- Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Sujata Rout Karthikeyan on Friday emphasised the party's focus on the younger generation, stating, "Gen Z is the future of our country and our state, and we are very proud of them. The Biju Janata Dal stands strongly behind Gen Z."

She made the remarks on the sidelines of an event to mark the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples at the state headquarters of the BJD in Bhubaneswar.

Meanwhile, yesterday, former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the MP from Sambalpur in Odisha, who had resigned from the Union Council of Ministers two weeks ago amid widespread protests in Delhi, stated that he had stepped down stepped down from the post after attempts were made to...