Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Jual Oram alleges BJP-linked conspiracy to damage his image
Jual Oram is a senior BJP leader and Union minister.
He said people were spreading lies to harm his reputation.
He connected the alleged campaign to the arrest of his associate, Prakash Paswan.
Paswan was arrested in Rourkela in a firearm seizure case.
Oram believes some people want him removed from the Union ministry.
He said they might hope to take his place.
He did not name anyone directly.
Some observers thought he was referring to Dilip Ray, but Ray had not responded.
Oram also said he would run in elections again.
Union tribal affairs minister Jual Oram alleged a campaign was targeting his reputation.
Oram made the accusation after questions about associate Prakash Paswan’s arrest in Rourkela.
Paswan was arrested in connection with a firearm seizure case, according to the report.
Oram suggested those seeking his ministerial position were behind the alleged campaign.
He said he would contest elections again and warned those responsible against further “misadventures”.
- Who
- Union tribal affairs minister Jual Oram made the allegations; Prakash Paswan, Dilip Ray, and unnamed BJP-linked individuals were mentioned in connection with the dispute.
- What
- Oram alleged that a malicious campaign was being organized to damage his image and potentially remove him from the Union ministry.
- When
- The allegations were made on Friday; the report does not specify the date.
- Where
- Oram spoke at the BJP’s state headquarters in Bhubaneswar, while the related arrest occurred in Rourkela, Odisha.
- Why
- Oram said unnamed people wanted him dropped from the Union ministry so they could be accommodated in his place.
Jual Oram’s Allegations
Reported Counterposition
Source of the campaign
Jual Oram’s Allegations
Oram alleged that people who had joined the BJP were spending money and spreading lies to damage his image.
Reported Counterposition
No politician was named by Oram, and there was no immediate reaction from Dilip Ray to the allegations.
Political objective
Jual Oram’s Allegations
Oram said the campaigners wanted him dropped from the Union ministry so they could receive a place in the Union Council of Ministers.
Reported Counterposition
The report provides no public confirmation from the alleged campaigners or other evidence establishing that objective.
Response to the controversy
Jual Oram’s Allegations
Oram said he would contest elections again and warned those behind the alleged campaign not to continue their “misadventures.”
Reported Counterposition
Dilip Ray had not immediately responded, and the report does not describe any formal rebuttal from him.
- Speaker
- Jual Oram, Union tribal affairs minister and BJP Lok Sabha representative for Sundergarh
- Related arrest
- Prakash Paswan was arrested in Rourkela in connection with a firearm seizure case
- Allegation
- Oram said people were spending money and spreading lies to malign him
- Political motive alleged
- Oram said the campaigners wanted him removed from the Union ministry
- Election position
- Oram reversed his earlier decision not to contest elections and said he would run again
- Possible target identified by observers
- Political observers interpreted the remarks as possibly referring to Dilip Ray
- Party communication
- Oram said he had informed BJP state organisational secretary Manas Mohanty