Bhubaneswar: Odisha revenue and disaster management minister Suresh Pujari on Thursday held the previous 24-year Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government responsible for the absence of long-term flood-management measures in Ganjam district, triggering a fresh political confrontation over the devastation caused by heavy rainfall following Cyclone Arnab. Addressing a press conference here, Pujari rejected the Opposition's charge of administrative negligence and questioned the previous government's record in managing rivers, reservoirs and flood-control infrastructure.