Overview

• In a PTI-recorded remark, Congress spokesperson Sonali Sahu questioned the purpose of the Prime Minister’s Jharsuguda visit and invoked Kangana Ranaut’s name in a jibe.
• Ranaut responded with a video and posts on her official account, calling the reference mindless name‑dragging and alleging character assassination and anti‑women politics.
• The BJP’s Odisha Mahila Morcha chief Aiswarya Biswal condemned the comment as indecent and pressed Congress to clarify whether it was a personal view or the party line.
• Sahu told PTI she had said nothing wrong, noting Ranaut is a BJP MP, and separately criticised the flagging of a train to Surat as sending Odisha’s youth to work elsewhere.
• The visit centered on BSNL’s rollout of indigenous 4G, with officials citing more than 97,500 towers including 92,600 4G sites worth about Rs 37,000 crore to expand rural connectivity.