Bhubaneswar, Feb 19: The ruling BJD today demanded complete withdrawal of bylaws of the National Monument Authority (NMA) instead of putting it on hold.

Yesterday Union Minister Pratap Chandra Sarangi had informed the reporters that Union Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel had instructed the officials to hold back implementation of NMA bylaws for the monuments of Odisha.

Reacting to it, state Law Minister Pratap Jena said, “The Centre should withdraw the bylaws as they would hamper the developmental works of monumental sites in the state”.