Odisha Dharmendra Pradhan sparks row with sweeping remark

  • | Monday | 16th July, 2018

Modiji’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has connections with the Jagannath culture. The party leaders are making such statements to cover their own inefficiency. BHUBANESWAR: Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan sparked a controversy after comparing the ‘Chhera Pahanra’ ritual of the Rath Yatra with Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.During the Chhera Pahanra ritual, Puri King Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb sweeps the three chariots before devotees pull them to Gundicha Temple.During his Puri visit on the occasion of Rath yatra on Saturday Pradhan had said: "Sweeping and keeping clean is a part of our culture. "State law minister and BJD spokesperson Pratap Jena criticised Pradhan for his comments and said he should apologise.“Drawing such comparison is an insult to the Jagannath culture and he should apologise for such remarks,” Jena said.Responding to Jena’s remark, Pradhan said, “Kanchi Bijay example says devotion is a matter of individual preference and none needs BJD’s advice.

BHUBANESWAR: Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan sparked a controversy after comparing the ‘Chhera Pahanra’ ritual of the Rath Yatra with Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.During the Chhera Pahanra ritual, Puri King Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb sweeps the three chariots before devotees pull them to Gundicha Temple.During his Puri visit on the occasion of Rath yatra on Saturday Pradhan had said: "Sweeping and keeping clean is a part of our culture. Modiji’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan has connections with the Jagannath culture."State law minister and BJD spokesperson Pratap Jena criticised Pradhan for his comments and said he should apologise.“Drawing such comparison is an insult to the Jagannath culture and he should apologise for such remarks,” Jena said.Responding to Jena’s remark, Pradhan said, “Kanchi Bijay example says devotion is a matter of individual preference and none needs BJD’s advice. The party leaders are making such statements to cover their own inefficiency.

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