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BJP hits back at Mamata over ‘Cuttack burning' remark
The Statesman Bhubaneswar
|October 10, 2025
Odisha BJP leaders on Thursday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her remark that Cuttack was "burning" and blaming the BJP for the recent communal clashes.
They termed her comments "irresponsible, provocative and misleading".
"Law and order in West Bengal is in complete disarray. Instead of commenting on Odisha, Mamata Banerjee should focus on her own state," said Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan, asserting that the situation in Cuttack has been fully brought under control. "The city is calm now. People should refrain from making statements that defame
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