Bhubaneswar, March 19 -- The Opposition BJP and Congress on Sunday cornered the BJD-led government for going to the Supreme Court on the per day salary of Home Guard working in the State Police department.

The Supreme Court on March 17 directed the Odisha government to pay per day salary of Rs 533 to each of the Home Guard from June 1, 2018. The government has also been directed to pay the arrears within three months.

Notably, the Supreme Court in 2015 and the Union Home Ministry in 2016 had written to all States to hike the salaries of Home Guards. In 2016, then DGP had also recommended the Odisha government to give per day salary of Rs 533 to each Home Guard.But the state government didn't implement it, citing Home Guard's salary woul...