Bhubaneswar, Nov. 5 -- Women leaders of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today strongly condemned the alleged false remarks made against party supremo Naveen Patnaik by BJP's Nuapada by-election candidate Jay Dholakia and his mother Kalpana Bhaunji.
Addressing a press conference, the BJD women leaders said Naveen Patnaik is regarded by the people of Odisha as a "father figure" who treats all 4.5 crore Odias as his own family.
"No one can make false accusations against such a person," they said. "Blinded by its lust for power, the BJP has stooped to a new low, something we never imagined. This is extremely unfortunate and deserves the strongest condemnation", they said.
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