Orissa BJP president Mr Jual Oram prayed at a Shiv Lingam in Bonai for removal of the controversial POSCO project from the state. Mr Oram along with members of Khandadhar Surakshya Samiti prayed at the Baneswar Shiv Temple at Bonai.

Mr Oram told reporters that "We poured water on Shiva Lingam and invoked the blessings of Lord to ensure removal of POSCO.”

He said that "I have been opposing the project from the beginning. I opposed it even when BJP was part of the BJD BJP coalition government headed by Mr Naveen Patnaik from 2000 to 2009.”

Mr Oram who hails from Sundergarh and represented the seat in Lok Sabha twice in a row, said they pledged not to allow entry of POSCO into Khandadhar area, the proposed site of the company's mining project.

(Sourced from PTI)