BJD Leader Threatens To Chop Off Hands Of Whoever Points Fingers At Naveen Patnaik, Sparks Controversy

BJD spokesperson Sulochana Das sparked a controversy after her remarks that those who criticise Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik.

Addressing a gathering at the BJD’s IT Cell meeting, Das said, “We will chop off hands of whoever points fingers at our Naveen Patnaik, but with respect."

"CM Naveen Patnaik has never reacted to criticism and I urge all to maintain such decency. But those who point fingers at us, we should chop those hands off, but with due respect," Odisha TV quoted Das as saying.

Before joining BJD, Das was the spokesperson and general secretary of Odisha Congress.

Reacting to Das' comment, Congress Mahila Congress president, Sumitra Jena said, “The way Sulochana Das claimed that the hands will be ‘chopped off with respect’ is not acceptable.”