Bhubaneswar, June 1 -- Alleging that corruption, deterioration of law and order and crimes against women have become routine in Odisha over the past two years, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Sunday demanded a thorough investigation into the collapse of the welcome archway constructed for the famed Bargarh Dhanuyatra festival.
In a press statement, BJD spokesperson and media coordinator Dr. Lenin Mohanty said while ordinary citizens had been raising concerns over governance failures, leaders from the ruling BJP have now started questioning the functioning of their own government.
Citing the collapse of the Dhanuyatra welcome gate near the Bargarh police station, Mohanty pointed to the allegations raised by BJP's Bargarh MP Pradeep Purohit, w...