The ruling BJD in Odisha alleged today that Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had links with the criminal syndicate in Odisha and demanded his resignation over the allocation of a petrol pump to a gangster's family in the state.
A day after the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) demanded a CBI probe into the matter, BJD's Rajya Sabha member and spokesperson Pratap Keshari Deb claimed, "The nexus between Pradhan and the criminal syndicate in Odisha is becoming clear. Therefore, he should resign on moral grounds."
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