Pratap Sarangi praises Biju Patnaik on his birth anniversary, takes aim at son Naveen

New Delhi, Mar 05 (ANI): While speaking to ANI in the national capital on March 05, the Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Pratap Chandra Sarangi criticised the handling of governance in Odisha by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. He said, "The development of Odisha is blocked under the present government. What more should I say about this government?". Sarangi, however, remembered former Odisha chief minister and Biju Janata Dal founder Biju Patnaik on later"s 104th birth anniversary, and called him a "courageous" leader. "I pay my respects to former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik on his birth anniversary. He was a very courageous leader and played a very important role in the formation of Janata Party," the Union Minister told ANI.