Overview

• Congress spokesperson Sonali Sahu questioned the purpose of Narendra Modi’s Jharsuguda trip and invoked Kangana Ranaut’s name in a media comment.
• Ranaut posted a video response on her official account, calling the remark character assassination and alleging an anti‑women mindset within the Congress.
• She asked why her name is repeatedly used in political barbs, using the phrase “am I the untouchable,” and noted she has not received an audience with the prime minister.
• Sahu also criticised the flagging off of a train to Surat, suggesting it would send Odisha’s youth to work outside the state.
• During the visit, Modi inaugurated BSNL’s indigenous 4G stack and commissioned over 97,500 towers, including 92,600 4G sites, a Rs 37,000 crore project to bring connectivity to more than 26,700 previously unconnected villages, including 2,472 in Odisha.