The Odisha government’s recent decision to change the date of ‘Panchayati Raj Day’ celebrations from March 5 to April 24 has drawn sharp criticism from the Congress. Odisha Congress President Bhakta Charan Das lashed out at the state’s BJP government, accusing it of disrespecting revered state figures such as the founder Madhu Babu and the former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik.
