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Odisha BJP trying to convert government offices as party chamber, alleges opposition BJD

Bhubaneswar, Jan 14 (UNI) Ever since the BJP came to power in Odisha, overt attempts are being made to double up the government offices as the saffron party's political office, leading to the breakdown of the administrative setup, alleged Opposition Biju Janata Dal on Wednesday.
Condemning "such an undemocratic and unconstitutional move", the party spokesperson and media coordinator Lenin Mohanty accused the ruling BJP of "making a mockery" of the government machinery.
Citing an instance, Mohanty charged that a BJP party in-charge meeting has been officially scheduled to be held tomorrow in the Sambalpur district visit programme of the State Food Supplies Minister Krushna Chandra Patra.
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