<p>Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday visited the Jagannath temple and offered prayers to the sibling deities in the 12th century shrine. </p>.<p>Accompanied by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra, local MLAs — Jayanta Sarangi and Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra —, Sitharaman spent more than 30 minutes inside the temple.</p>.<p>The FM also visited a sand art session on ‘<em>Meri Maati, Mera Desh</em>' by sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik.</p>.First phase of Odisha metro rail project to cover 26 km, have 20 stations.<p>Sitharaman and Pradhan also attended a plantation drive in Puri and visited the birthplace of freedom fighter Saheed Jayee Rajguru.</p>.<p>After returning to Bhubaneswar, Sitharaman and Pradhan will take part in a book launch and join the inauguration ceremony of the 20th National Chartered Accountants (CA) Conference.</p>.<p>The FM is on two days visit to Odisha.</p>
<p>Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday visited the Jagannath temple and offered prayers to the sibling deities in the 12th century shrine. </p>.<p>Accompanied by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra, local MLAs — Jayanta Sarangi and Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra —, Sitharaman spent more than 30 minutes inside the temple.</p>.<p>The FM also visited a sand art session on ‘<em>Meri Maati, Mera Desh</em>' by sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik.</p>.First phase of Odisha metro rail project to cover 26 km, have 20 stations.<p>Sitharaman and Pradhan also attended a plantation drive in Puri and visited the birthplace of freedom fighter Saheed Jayee Rajguru.</p>.<p>After returning to Bhubaneswar, Sitharaman and Pradhan will take part in a book launch and join the inauguration ceremony of the 20th National Chartered Accountants (CA) Conference.</p>.<p>The FM is on two days visit to Odisha.</p>