BHUBANESWAR: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has expressed serious concern over what it described as the failure of the Odisha BJP government’s Revenue and Disaster Management Department over the past two years.
In a press release, the party alleged that administrative paralysis, widespread corruption, delays in public service delivery, and irregularities in disaster management and relief distribution have adversely affected governance in the state.
BJD spokesperson and media coordinator Dr. Lenin Mohanty alleged that the department failed to serve the people effectively during the BJP government’s tenure.
He claimed that citizens have faced significant hardships due to delays in land mutation cases, corrections to Records of Rights, land revenue waivers, and compensation-related matters.
According to the BJD, thousands of such cases remain pending across the state, causing inconvenience to the public. The party further argued that the government’s decision to set deadlines for the disposal of long-pending RoR correction and revenue-related cases reflects administrative shortcomings.
Dr. Mohanty also alleged widespread corruption in tehsil offices across Odisha. He cited vigilance raids against revenue officials, disproportionate assets cases, irregularities in land transactions, and instances of non-compliance with court orders as factors that have eroded public trust in the department.
He claimed that notices issued to hundreds of registration officials over alleged irregularities in land registration point to systemic dysfunction.
The BJD spokesperson further referred to the statewide agitation by Revenue Department employees in August 2025, alleging that it exposed the government’s inability to manage its workforce. He said the strike disrupted public services at the district level and severely affected administrative functioning.
According to him, instead of addressing employees’ concerns through dialogue, the government resorted to threats of salary stoppage and dismissal, highlighting administrative weakness.
