From Odisha, Union Ministers Dharemndra Pradhan and Ashwini Vaishnaw as well as Sundargarh MP Jual Oram found a place in the National Executive Council.
People of Odisha want a stronger opposition to take on the ruling party in the best interest of the state. But, the opposition parties in the State have failed to rise to the occasion so far.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, who was on her way to Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district to visit the families of the victims of Sunday’s violence, has been arrested.
At least 8 people including 4 farmers died in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh when two vehicles reportedly ran over the protesting farmers during a protest.
