Bhubaneswar:21/3/18 Ruling BJD has decided to boycott the panel discussions and political debates on Odisha’s largest television news channel OTV.
BJD spokesperson and Rajya Sabha member Pratap Deb in a press meet in Bhubaneswar today announced his party’s decision.
Alleging OTV of being biased, Deb said that the news channel is targeting the ruling party and the State government especially after the suspension of Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda from BJD.
He further said OTV is giving undue importance to inappropriate issues and attempting to confuse the people of Odisha by repeated broadcast of the news.However OTV has termed such allegations as false and baseless.