Pratap warned that if the federal government stuck strictly to procedural norms, it is far going to also face the identical failure considered all the scheme via the earlier BJD regime.
![]()

BJD MLA Pratap Deb exposes have govt’s failures in Assembly, targets ex-official Sujata Pandian Photo: (OTV)
Opposition BJD Deputy Chief Whip Pratap Deb’s remarks within the Odisha Assembly on Saturday sparked a political debate after he openly criticised the functioning of his have earlier BJD government, of which he became once a element.
Right via the Ask Hour, discussions were underway concerning the prolong within the trend of Anganwadi centres all over the tell. Taking fragment within the controversy, Pratap Deb expressed snort over the slow progress and said the snort became ‘being concerned’.
He instructed that provocative MLAs, MPs, and Panchayats within the trend course of would yield better outcomes.
Pratap warned that if the federal government stuck strictly to procedural norms, it is far going to also face the identical failure considered all the scheme via the earlier BJD regime. His observation indicated that the earlier government had did now not fabricate Anganwadi constructing projects successfully.
Moreover Learn: Over 2,900 kids missing since Jan 2024 in Odisha, Khordha tops the list: Dy CM Parida in Assembly
In the course of, he somehow wondered the efficiency of dilapidated Mission Shakti and Ladies & Baby Constructing Secretary Sujata Pandian, under whom the challenge became handled earlier. By declaring the lapses from the earlier tenure, he instructed that the administrative near all the scheme via that point became inaccurate.
“The MGNREGS money that is aged for the fabric element will be a enormous failure care for the earlier government. So, are you able to please give your stance on this regard. To total a home or to beget a brand unusual home, if the money is now not dovetailed, then it’ll by no scheme be accomplished,” Dev mentioned within the Assembly.
Nonetheless, Pratap’s assertion has introduced on a counter-inquire in political circles — why did he remain silent on these issues when he became fragment of the BJD government?
In the meantime, the BJD is yet to snort an official response to Pratap Deb’s allegations.




