Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday announced that he will forgo the salary and allowances recently increased for the Leader of the Opposition, as passed by the Odisha Legislative Assembly.

Patnaik stated that he is doing this in the spirit of donating his ancestral property, ‘Anand Bhawan’ in Cuttack, for the welfare of the people.

In a letter to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, which Patnaik posted on X, he expressed his gratitude to the people of Odisha for their love and support over the past 25 years.

Patnaik said, “I have been blessed by the love, affection and support of the people of Odisha for the past more than 25 years. I am highly indebted to the people of Odisha and their love towards me and my late father, Biju Patnaik.”

“You may kindly be awa

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