Bhubaneswar, April 9 -- A political storm has erupted on Thursday over BJD leader Elina Dash's 'slaves palace' comment, which she made on her social media platform on April 8, attacking former BJD MLA, Pranab Prakash Das, also known as Bobby Das. Earlier, she vented her frustration on her social media post, raising the issue of Bobby Das' 'King Palace' and Naveen Niwas.

On the other hand, Dharmasala MLA Himanshu Sahoo reacted to the controversy, reminding that both Elina and Bobby Das had been part of the party and knew the realities of governance during their time in office.

"Whoever made the statement is from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), and the person referred to in the statement is also from the BJD. This suggests that someone's self-...