BJP Vs BJP In Odisha As Sambit Patra Opposes MLA On Puri Temple Project
NDTV
The BJP MLA's statement was in contrast to senior BJP leaders such as Mr Patra and Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi.
Odisha BJP MLA Jayant Sarangi has said that work under the Puri Heritage Corridor Project close to the Shree Jagannath Temple here should be completed as soon as possible and urged parties not to politicise the issue.
Mr Sarangi's statement comes days after BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra demanded that construction work in the prohibited zone of the 800-year-old temple be stopped, accusing the BJD government of carrying out the project illegally.
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) had on May 9 informed the Orissa High Court that the ongoing work might have caused damage to the 12th-century shrine, and the state government project was being carried out without valid permission from the competent authorities.
"It is in the interest of the temple and locals that the construction is completed without further delay. I also request parties not to politicise the corridor project issue," the Puri MLA told reporters on Thursday.
