Centre favouring Chhattisgarh on Mahanadi issue, alleges BJD

Cuttack | Sunday | 19th November, 2017

Summary:

BHUBANESWAR: The BJD on Saturday accused the Centre of favouring Chhattisgarh in the Mahanadi water sharing dispute and threatened to go to any extent to protect the state's interest. Reacting to Singh, Deb said the BJP leaders are only shedding crocodile's tears. Singh added that the BJP will never allow any compromise on the interest of Odisha on the issue. "If they are serious, they could have stopped Chhattisgarh long ago," Deb said. "Only writing letters to the PM will never resolve the row," Singh said..