Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday said its MPs will attend the presidents address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament, which commences its budget session on January 29.
Ruling-BJDs decision to attend the presidents address is being seen as a departure of the stand taken by the 16 opposition parties, including the Congress and TMC, which had decided not to attend it in solidarity with the farmers protesting against the farm legislations.
President Ram Nath Kovind will address the joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament on January 29.
BJD will attend the presidents address and raise all issues in both houses of Parliament, BJD Rajya Sabha MP and its chief whip Sasmit Patra told.
The regional party, which is headed by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has 12 MPs in Lok Sabha and nine members in the Rajya Sabha.
BJDs decision to keep away from the opposition parties with regard to the boycott of the presidents address to protest…