BJD refutes huge cash donation claims in Odisha

Quoting bank documents, the report claimed Purna Chandra Padhi, a peon working in the BJD headquarters here, donated Rs 1 crore into the BJD account.

Bhubaneswar, July 22:The Naveen Patnaik-led BJD has allegedly received huge cash donations from anonymous sources in a dubious manner, a Times Now report said on Friday. The BJD, however, termed the allegations baseless and the news report fictitious.

Quoting bank documents, the report claimed Purna Chandra Padhi, a peon working in the BJD headquarters here, donated Rs 1 crore into the BJD account. Quoting Padhi, the report further stated that he had deposited the money which he had collected as party fund.

The report also pointed out that the regional party had not furnished any annual report of the party's expenses since 2009, which is mandatory under the Representation of the Peoples Act. BJD spokesperson Pratap Deb brushed aside the report.

"This issue was discussed in the Odisha assembly threadbare last year. Members of the BJP and the Congress had participated in the discussion. There was no dubious transaction," Deb said.

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