Kendrapara: Chief Minister and BJD President Naveen Patnaik on Monday made blistering attacks on former Kendrapara Lok Sabha MP Baijayant Panda without taking his name.
Addressing a massive public meeting, the BJD President said that he made the person Kendrapara MP for ten years. The former MP had betrayed me and the people of Kendrapara while benefiting his own company, Naveen said.
While campaigning in Kendrapara, the Chief Minister appealed to the people to choose the right candidates this time by voting on double conches in the simultaneous elections.
Speaking on the occasion, senior BJD leader and party’s star campaigner Kartik Pandian highlighted the Chief Minister’s commitment for the development of Kendrapara.
The senior BJD leader described the Chief Minister’s efforts to set up world’s largest steel plant of Nippon Steel in Kendrapara. He narrated how the Chief Minister travelled all the way to Japan to build the world’s biggest steel plant in Kendrapara.
Coming down heavily on the former Kendrapara MP, Kartik Pandian asked, “After becoming an MP, how much profit has his private company made? While being a member of the Finance Committee of the Parliament, he waived the loans of his company. The former MP neglected the development of Kendrapara, the senior BJD leader added.
When the former MP was not given the post of chairman of Finance Committee of the Parliament, he started spreading rumors about Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s health through his private TV channel. The former MP spread rumors about the Chief Minister’s health in Delhi, the senior BJD leader stated.