Bhubaneswar, Oct. 20 -- The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday accused the BJP of compromising Odisha's mineral revenue and failing to protect the state's interests in the Mahanadi and Kotia disputes, alleging that political compulsions and the party's dependence on the TDP at the Centre had weakened its resolve.
In a post on X, BJD spokesperson and media coordinator Dr Lenin Mohanty alleged that the BJP's support for the MMDR Amendment Act, 2026, had deprived Odisha of its rights over mineral-bearing land, besides causing a loss of Rs 1 lakh crore in pending dues and Rs 12,000 crore in annual revenue. He claimed that the BJP had placed the interests of a few industrialists above those of Odisha's 4.5 crore people, including the y...