Union tribal affairs minister and BJP leader Jual Oram on Friday accused some of his party colleagues of running a campaign against him to damage his reputation and oust him from the Cabinet . He also warned that he had the strength to cut off the hands of those involved.
Oram had earlier said he had no objection to legal proceedings against Paswan, who was arrested for allegedly providing shelter to criminals at a government-run guest house in the steel city, news agency PTI reported. Speaking to reporters, Oram claimed that a number of BJP leaders were working together to damage his reputation and get him removed from the Union cabinet, with the hope of taking his place as a minister. “Of late, some people are spending money and plotting conspiracies to defame me and undermine my position.
They think they will get a chance to become a minister in the Union cabinet if I am dropped,” he said. The minister said he would find out who was behind the alleged campaign against him and added that he had already raised the issue with the Odisha BJP organising secretary.
Opposition BJD, Congress target ruling BJP
BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty said in a statement that the minister’s comments had put the state’s law and order situation under scrutiny. Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das called Oram’s remarks “rude” and said they reflected the BJP’s “fascist” ideology.
