The NDA government had conferred Padma Shri to Gita Mehta, sister of CM Naveen Patnaik, in the 'Foreigners' category for her distinguished work in Art and Literature
Jena, who was also an All India Congress Committee member and former Union Minister claimed that the Congress is in cahoots with BJD to support the mining mafia in the state.
The East Coast Railways Spokesperson has said that no trees were felled to make a temporary helipad for Prime Minister Modi in Odisha, only some shrubs and saplings were removed