Political tussle hots up over withdrawal of tax sops to IOCL refinery

Patnaik should not harm the state's interest by withdrawing tax sops to the IOCL refinery: Pradhan

The row over withdrawal of tax sops to 15 million tonne petroleum refinery of Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) at Paradip by the Odisha government, has taken a new turn with Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan attributing the cause for this action to political vendetta by chief minister Naveen Patnaik following BJP’s impressive show in the recent panchayat elections in the state. 

“The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and chief minister are upset with the panchayat election results. You (chief minister Naveen Patnaik) can be angry with me, my party or the prime minister, but you should not harm the state’s