BJD slams BJP for personal attack on Naveen over his demand for CJP leaders’ release
India's Biju Janata Dal (BJD) criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for what it called a personal attack on Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik. The BJP had accused Patnaik of seeking to create a "Bangladesh-like" scenario while demanding the release of detained CJP leaders. BJD said the remarks were clearly politically motivated and unfounded.