A controversy has surfaced over the alleged omission of BJD Rajya Sabha member Debashish Samantaray’s name from the plaque of the Parakram Divas programme held in Cuttack to mark Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s 129th birth anniversary. Lok Sabha member from Cuttack, Bhartruhari Mahtab, Odisha culture minister Suryabanshi Suraj and others were also present. On the inaugural plaque, the names of all the three MLAs of Cuttack and the Lok Sabha member from Cuttack have found place. The Vice-President is the chairman of the Rajya Sabha. The Rajya Sabha member said he would “definitely write about it to the privileges committee”.

Source: The Telegraph January 24, 2026 00:50 UTC