Bhubaneswar, May 7 -- Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday trained his gun at the BJD-led government over several issues including the Naba Das murder case at a meeting held at Kolabira in the poll-bound Jharsuguda district on Sunday.

"The state government has to answer why an on-duty police officer killed a sitting minister. The government has to answer what is the motive behind the murder," said Pradhan while addressing a gathering in the district.

"Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, would you kindly say how many times have you presided over the Tribal Advisory Committee for the development of tribal-dominated areas like Laikera, Kirmira and Kolabira?" he asked.

"As to my information, the chief secretary has not met the Chief Mini...