Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Monday (March 30, 2026) said BJP MP Nishikant Dubey needs to consult a doctor for making “outrageous” remarks against freedom fighter and former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik.
Mr. Dubey, in a statement on March 27, had claimed that Biju Patnaik was the “link” between former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and U.S. foreign intelligence service CIA during the war against China in the 1960s.
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“I am surprised to find the outrageous things that Mr. Nishikant Dubey said about Biju Babu. I do not think that Jawaharlal Nehru had put an office next to his in Delhi while Biju Babu was still the Chief Minister of Odisha to plan tactics and fight the Chinese,” Mr. Patnaik told reporters outside the State Assembly in Bhubaneswar.
Recalling his childhood memories from the 1962 Indo-China war, Mr. Patnaik said that as a 13-year-old he remembered his father being furious about the Chinese attack. Condemning Mr. Dubey’s remarks, the BJD chief added, “I think the BJP MP needs some mental doctor’s attention for saying these outrageous things.”
