MMDR Row: BJD Threatens Economic Blockade, BJP Counters

MMDR row: BJD threatens economic blockade, BJP counters

BJD threatens an economic blockade in Odisha if the MMDR Amendment Act 2026 isn’t withdrawn; BJP says the law brings uniform taxes and boosts mining investment.

BJD plans economic blockade against MMDR Act - OrissaPOST

Bhubaneswar: The BJD in Odisha Monday announced that it would launch an economic blockade soon, demanding withdrawal of the MMDR Amendment Act that will allegedly restrict the state’s powers to levy taxes on mineral rights and mineral-bearing land parcels, a charge rejected by the ruling BJP. The party headed by former chief minister Naveen Patnaik […]

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BJD Threatens Economic Blockade Over MMDR Act; BJP Fires Back Amid Mineral Rights Row

Political tensions in Odisha have reached a boiling point over the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) or MMDR Act, with the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) threatening aggressive economic and commercial blockades if the central amendments are not revoked. Addressing a press conference, BJD MLA Arun Sahoo launched a scathing attack on the ruling […] The post BJD Threatens Economic Blockade Over MMDR Act; BJP Fires Back Amid Mineral …