Odisha BJP defends Pension Policy, accuses BJD and Congress of spreading misinformation

Bhubaneswar, Nov 9 (UNI) The Odisha BJP on Monday accused the Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress of misleading people through social media by alleging that the state government had discontinued pension benefits. The ruling party maintained that pension payments had not been stopped and that the government was taking steps to resolve technical issues affecting a small number of beneficiaries. Addressing the newsmen, BJP spokesperson Anil Biswal said the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) had 20,12,558 beneficiaries in Odisha. During the Centre's periodic Know Your Customer (KYC) updates and verification of beneficiary records, discrepancies were detected in the…