In a fiery post-poll brief presser at Bhubaneswar airport upon returning from the Nuapada by-election fray, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Bhakta Charan Das didn’t mince words.

Labelling the BJP’s victory a “mockery of democracy” rather than a true electoral mandate, Das accused the ruling party of unleashing an unprecedented blitz of money, muscle, and misuse of state machinery to clinch the seat. He also issued a stern warning to “Vibhishans”—traitors within his own ranks—who he claims sabotaged the Congress campaign through self-destructive antics.

“Vibhishans exist in every party, including ours,” Das declared, vowing zero tolerance for those who “inflict self-harm” on the organisation. “Some in Congress have acted like suicidal traitors, damaging the party. We wo

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