Bhubaneswar, April 4 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has issued a notice to Aparajita Sarangi and Jual Oram, two MPs from Odisha, for their absence during voting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in Lok Sabha.

The notice has been sent to both the parliamentarians seeking explanation for their absence during the voting for the passage of the significant bill in the Lower House of the Parliament in the early hours of Thursday.

Their absence raised questions about the party's discipline and unity, especially at a time when a whip had been issued, and all MPs were expected to participate in the voting.

The BJP leadership has taken a strict stance on this matter and has asked both MPs to explain why they did not participate in the v...