Bhubaneswar, Aug. 2 -- The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) today demanded
the resignation of State Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krishna Chandra Patra for allegedly submitting a false affidavit during the 2024 general elections.
OPCC Media Cell President Arvind Das alleged that in 2021, a man named Niranjan Satapathy had cheated Minister Patra of Rs 25 lakh in a land purchase deal. This was recently disclosed by the minister himself.
Das pointed out that Minister Patra failed to mention this financial transaction in the affidavit he submitted while filing his nomination for the 2024 elections.
He claimed that this omission violates Article 324 of the Constitution and Sections 33 and 36 of the Representation of the...