Bhubaneswar, March 2 -- The Odisha Congress on Saturday came down heavily on the Naveen Patnaik government in the state for rampant Percentage Culture(PC) right from the Panchayat level to the state secretariat.

Addressing newsmen Congress Spokesperson Sudarsan Das said the PC culture which varies from 20 percent to 40 percent is rampant in the Naveen Patnaik government in the state.

He alleged that in the garb of transparency, the Naveen Patnaik government has become the most corrupt government Odisha has ever seen before.

Das said the Chief Minister had committed to making the Panchayat system free from percentage culture way back in 2017 and instructed District Collectors to ensure that strict action is taken against the erring office...