Bhubaneswar, March 18 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Peeyush Mohanty has raised concerns over alleged "love-jihad" in Odisha while highlighting the state government's efforts in eliminating the issue.

Speaking with ANI, he claimed that the ruling BJP government in Odisha have rescued 5,000 children from across the country.

"The BJP government has just rescued 5,000 children from various states of India. The Odisha police have brought them back. A boy who kidnapped a girl from Puri and took her away to Kerala has also been caught. The Puri police have just filed an FIR against him. Action taken by the Odisha police is being done very vigorously right now. This is about a boy who was calling himself Jairam, but he actually turned ...