Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday asserted that the BJP -led state government will not extend any leniency or sympathy toward criminals, stressing that the safety of women and children remains one of his government's highest priorities. Speaking during the discussions on the supplementary budget in Odisha Assembly, Majhi assured the people of Odisha that the government would take a zero-tolerance approach to crime.

Targeting the opposition BJD, he said the “Political Protection License” that criminals allegedly enjoyed under the previous government had expired and “has no chance of being renewed". “Therefore, all wrongdoers should reform themselves; otherwise, I have already issued the necessary instructions to the police administration to ensure they a

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