Opposition Demands Ouster Of Odisha Tourism Minister Jyoti Panigrahi

BHUBANESWAR, Nov. 29 -- Targeting the Odisha government over the official trip of State Tourism and Culture Minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi to Hyderabad where two women had allegedly accompanied him at the cost of government expenses, the Opposition parties have put pressure on CM Naveen to sack Panigrahi from his ministerial post.

Demanding immediate ouster of Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi, BJP MLA Bishnu Sethi said, "Despite evidence, the government gave a clean chit to Jyoti Panigrahi and we weren't even allowed to challenge it in Assembly. "

Terming Panigrahi's alleged activities as 'unacceptable', Congress MLA Santosh Singh Saluja said, "Self-styled Godman Sarathi alias Santosh Raul had gone to Hyderabad with a medical student and was sen...