Bhubaneswar, Feb. 19 -- Congress leader and Cuttack MLA Sofia Firdous on Wednesday slammed the double engine government for rising inflation in Odisha. The young lawmaker, who participated in OTV Foresight 2025, urged the double engine government to control inflation that has crippled the normal lives of common people in the state.

Speaking during the event, Sofia said, "Double engine actually means policy implementation in harmony with efficient development. However, for the past nine months, both the engines are going in different directions. For example, Union Secretary Saurabh Garg (Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), GOI, sent a letter to Chief Secretary, slamming Odisha of failing to control inflation. Desp...