Indian MP Sasmit Patra demands special status for Odisha and opposes Waqf Amendment Bill in upcoming winter session.

An upcoming winter session of the Indian Parliament, starting November 25, will see BJD MP Sasmit Patra raise demands for special category status for Odisha, which was promised by the BJP in 2014 but not fulfilled. Patra also opposes the Waqf Amendment Bill and has provided recommendations to the President. The session, running until December 20, will consider several bills including the Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill and the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill.

November 24, 2024
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