Senior BJD MP and founding member Bhartruhari Mahtab quits partySenior BJD MP Bhartruhari Mahtap today resigned from the party, citing limited scope within party. His departure sparks discussions on BJD'...
22 Mar, 2024, 05.43 PM IST
Parliamentary panel raps Labour Department for 'outdated' data on unemploymentThe panel of MPs, headed by BJD member Bhartruhari Mahtab, has also asked the labour and employment ministry officials to enlist steps take...
26 Jun, 2021, 09.36 AM IST
BJD asks speaker to refer dams bill to house panelBhartruhari Mahtab pointed out that the preamble of the 2010 Bill and that of the new Bill differ in many aspects.
13 Dec, 2018, 11.38 PM IST
MPs should go beyond an hour’s activism in house: Arun JaitleyJaitley said the ultimate possession of a leader/politician will not be the power one possessed, or the number of times one got elected, bu...
04 Oct, 2018, 06.42 AM IST
No-confidence motion: BJD stages walk out in Lok Sabha; house strength comes down to 515Starting the proceeding for the no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan announced the "Voting on the motion will take pl...
20 Jul, 2018, 12.20 PM IST
Chinese troops in Uttarakhand border a transgression: Manohar ParrikarResponding to queries from the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Parrikar said the border has not been demarcated and the two sides have a "differen...
12 Jul, 2018, 07.42 PM IST
BJD demands setting up of tribunal to resolve Mahanadi disputeBJD's Bhartruhari Mahtab said the tribunal to resolve the disputes was yet to be formed even though the Supreme Court had favoured it.
10 Aug, 2017, 04.15 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik asks colleagues to not air negative complaints in the mediaBJD MP Bhatruhari Mahtab had come under sharp attack from senior party leaders for his article five days ago where he indicated infighting ...
30 Apr, 2017, 10.40 PM IST
BJD busy with "bayan bazi" while BJP prepares for 2019, says Bhartruhari MahtabIn an editorial in the Prajatantra, a newspaper he edits, Lok Sabha MP and senior BJD politician MP Bhartruhari Mahtab warns against undere...
26 Apr, 2017, 02.28 PM IST
BJD stands united to defeat BJP’s expansionist designs in Odisha: Bhartruhari Mahtab"There is no split in the party. BJP will only end up day-dreaming about splitting our party. We are conscious of BJP’s expansionist design...
30 Mar, 2017, 01.33 AM IST
BJD MPs walkout of Lok Sabha protesting Polavaram projectBJD members today walked out of Lok Sabha protesting Finance Minister Arun Jaitley underscoring the Centre's commitment to the Polavaram pr...
05 May, 2016, 02.20 PM IST
Bhartruhari Mahtab: Master in managing government, Opposition equationsBhartruhari Mahtab, parliamentary party leader of BJD, has a front-row seat in the LS that strategically places him between the Opposition ...
03 Mar, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Stop work on Polavaram project, demands BJDA demand for immediate stoppage of work on the Polavaram multi-purpose project on Godavari in Andhra Pradesh was made by the BJD in the Lok...
11 Dec, 2015, 03.07 PM IST
Will oppose land bill in parliament, raise Posco issue: BJDThe BJD decision came after a parliamentary board meeting held at the residence of party chief Naveen Patnaik here on Sunday to discuss the...
19 Jul, 2015, 05.02 PM IST
BJP phobia can’t sustain Janata Parivar: BJDThe BJD, electorally the most successful faction of the Janata family, is least impressed by the imminent merger of SP, RJD, JD(U), JD(S), ...
11 Apr, 2015, 02.28 AM IST
Not averse to Narendra Modi, but no prepoll tieup: BJDThe Biju Janata Dal has said it will not be averse to backing a formation after the next election.
25 Mar, 2013, 04.07 AM IST
- Coal block allocation: BJD says it does not favour demand for PM resignation
BJD said it did not favour the demand for resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh but wanted a discussion on his statement in Parliame...
31 Aug, 2012, 03.05 PM IST