Bhubaneswar, March 5 -- On the occasion of Biju Jayanti on Thursday, Shreemayee Mishra launched a sharp attack on BJD president and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

She raised a series of questions over his role in honouring late Biju Patnaik.

Addressing the Leader of the Opposition, she questioned how many times a person who remained in power for nearly three decades had approached the corridors of Delhi to seek the Bharat Ratna for Biju Patnaik?

She further voiced, had sincere efforts been made, Biju Patnaik might have received the country's highest civilian honour by now.

Shreemayee also questioned whether merely offering floral tributes at a statue fulfilled the responsibility of an influential son who had enjoyed powe...