Naveen Patnaik forgoes salary hike for LoP, announces donation of Anand Bhawan for public welfare

Naveen Patnaik, former Odisha Chief Minister, announced that he will forgo the salary and allowances hike recently approved by the Odisha Legislative Assembly for the Leader of the Opposition (LoP). In a letter posted on X, Patnaik explained that his decision is inspired by the family’s earlier donation of their ancestral property, 'Anand Bhawan' in Cuttack, to serve the welfare of the people. He requested that Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi use the funds for the benefit of the state’s underprivileged.​

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