"Listen to Your Conscience": Naveen Patnaik Urge BJP MPs to Reconsider Support over New Mining Bill

Naveen Patnaik urges Odisha BJP MPs to reverse changes to mining law

Naveen Patnaik has urged Odisha's BJP MPs to seek reversal of the MMDR amendments. He says the changes will curb the state's mineral taxation powers and hurt Odisha's interests.

"Listen to your conscience": Naveen Patnaik urge BJP MPs to reconsider support over new mining Bill

Naveen Patnaik writes to BJP MPs from Odisha, urges reversal of Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill

Naveen Patnaik Urges Odisha BJP MPs to Oppose New Mining Legislation

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Leader of the Opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, has addressed a letter to Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Members of Parliament from Odisha, urging them to advocate for the reversal of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026. Patnaik described the recent passage of […] The post Naveen Patnaik Urges Odisha BJP MPs to Oppose New Mining Legislation appeare…

'Black day for Odisha': Naveen Patnaik targets BJP MPs over MMDR Amendment Bill - OrissaPOST

Bhubaneshwar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief, Naveen Patnaik, Saturday wrote to Odisha BJP MPs over the passage of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha, describing the development as a “black day” for the state and warning that it has “far-reaching implications” for the people of Odisha. Patnaik, […]

Naveen Patnaik Urges Odisha BJP MPs To Seek Reversal Of MMDR Amendment

Bhubaneswar: Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik on Saturday urged all BJP MPs from the state to reconsider their support for the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, saying it would have adverse implications for the state. In his letter addressed to the BJP MPs, the Biju Janata Dal president described August 13, when the…

Naveen Patnaik writes to Odisha BJP MPs, urges them to oppose MMDR Amendment

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Leader of Opposition and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik has written to all BJP Lok Sabha MPs from the state, urging them to raise their voice against the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, which he alleged would undermine the state's control over its mineral resources. In his letter, Patnaik appealed to the MPs to “listen to their conscience” and consider the interests of Odi…