Naveen Counters Opposition on Law & Order Situation, Says Odisha Attracts Huge Investments Because It Is a Peaceful State

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday strongly countered the Opposition in the Assembly on the law and order situation in Odisha.

Coming down heavily on the Opposition on their allegations that the law and order situation in the state is precarious, the Chief Minister said that Odisha attracts huge investments because it is a peaceful state.

“No investor comes for investing his hard earned money if the law and order situation is not good. Odisha attracts huge investments because it is a peaceful state. When we host international events like World Cup Hockey our state is specifically appreciated for the law and order situation and peaceful nature of people”, Naveen said.

Getting investment to a state is a reflection of the law-and-order situation in the state. No investment comes when the Law-and-order situation is poor in a state. Odisha gets one of the highest investments in the country, the Chief Minister told the Assembly.

Anyone who comes to Odisha or anyone who hears about Odisha their first impression is what a peaceful and beautiful state Odisha. Odisha is progressing because it’s a peaceful state. People are peace loving and I am proud of the people of Odisha. By accusing the state as Lawless you are insulting the people of the state. You are doing injustice to the peace loving people of Odisha, the CM further said.

“If we don’t have a conducive Law and order situation, we won’t have record industrial production year after year or record agriculture production year after year”, he said.

The CM said, “Transport and major logistical movements is also an indicator of law-and-order situation. Our Railways makes one of the highest profits in the country and there is absolutely no problem in the transport situation in the state. Whether it is Hockey World Cup, Ratha Yatra, elections or examinations, we have not had any dislocation in any of these events because of law- and-order situation”.

Specific issues like communal harmony, left-wing, extremism or labour related issues, Odisha has been the best in handling all these issues.

Growth and revenue generation are directly proportional to the law-and-order situation of the state. We record highest growth rates on a continuous basis and our revenue generation is increasing year after year. So when opposition talks about lawlessness they should keep these facts in mind, Naveen said.

“I have attended so many Make in Odisha Conclaves whenever an investor meets me the first remark he makes is what a peaceful state Odisha is. We are happy to come and invest because of the law and order situation and peaceful nature of the state”, he added.