BJD MPs stage walkout in Rajya Sabha over Nishikant Dubey's remarks on Biju Patnaik

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New Delhi: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MPs on Monday (March 30) walked out of Rajya Sabha in protest against BJP's Nishikant Dubey accusing former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik as a "CIA agent", days after its floor leader Sasmit Patra quit the Parliamentary Standing Committee headed by the controversial lawmaker.

Raising the issue in the Upper House during Zero Hour, Patra said he wanted to place on record a "serious protest" against the "disparaging, false and concocted" statement made by Dubey against Patnaik.

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