Ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament, a meeting of the BJD Parliamentary Party was held at the Naveen Niwas here on Saturday to formulate the party’s strategy for the session.
later, BJD Parliamentary Party spokesperson Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo said to media that they would raise the issue of Special Category State Status to Odisha. The hike in minimum support price (MSP) of paddy and the Mahanadi water issue would also be raised strongly during the session.
The issue of Green Tax in Goods and Services Tax (GST) would also be taken up and the Centre’s continuous neglect of the State would also be raised, he said.
BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik, who presided over the meeting, asked the MPs to consult him before making any comments on national and international issues.