The BJP government's decision to separate Biju Patnaik's name from Odisha's Panchayati Raj Divas has sparked outrage.

While Odisha had observed 'Panchayati Raj Day' on March 5 since the 1990s to coincide with Biju Patnaik’s birthday, the ...

Chief Minister Mohan Majhi’s government has announced that it will celebrate Biju Patnaik’s birth anniversary, but it will no ...

The BJP government in Odisha on Monday said it would observe March 5 as the birth anniversary of former chief minister Biju Patnaik and not as 'Panchayati Raj Day,' as has been celebrated for decades, ...