Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister and BJD President Naveen Patnaik on Friday made marathon campaign in Mayurbhanj, Balasore and Jajpur Lok Sabha constituencies.
The BJD supremo addressed huge public meetings at Rairangpur, Baripada, Balasore and Korei to garner support for his party’s candidates.
At Rairangpur, the Chief Minister paid his humble tributes to Pandit Raghunath Murmu.
Addressing a massive public meeting, the BJD supremo said that the daughter of the soil and his sister Droupadi Murmu is the President of India. Respecting the daughter of this soil, the BJD supported her in the Presidential election, Patnaik said.
The CM reiterated that the BJD government will provide free electricity to the people. There will be no electricity bill from July. Are you happy, he asked. The meeting venue resonated with ‘Yes’ in joy.
The Chief Minister also took feedback about various welfare schemes of his government such as BSKY, Mission Shakti, Mamata, LAccMI Bus, KALIA, 5T School Transformation, Scholarship scheme, Madhubabu Pension Yojana, Ration Card, Puri Parikrama Project. Is Naveen Patnaik good? People responded affirmatively with great joy.
The Chief Minister urged the people to bless his party’s MP and MLA candidates to win the elections with a huge number of votes.
Coming down heavily on the opposition, the BJD supremo said that the opposition leaders are telling lies. They are shedding crocodile tears. People have already understood it.
Addressing a public meeting in Balasore, Naveen asked, “What has the BJP MP done for the people of Balasore”? The crowd answered – ‘No’.
Speaking on the occasion, senior BJD leader Kartik Pandian said that the BJD government is the government of the people, the government of tribal brothers and sisters, the government of farmers and youth.
He asked, “Who gave 13 crore rupees for the development of Pandit Raghunath Murmu’s birthplace? Who established a medical college named after Pandit Raghunath Murmu? Who declared Pandit Raghunath Murmu’s birthday as a holiday? Who has established a degree college in Tiringi? Who is building a new road for the accident-prone Bangiriposhi Ghat? The people responded with one voice – Naveen Patnaik.
Tribal brothers and sisters have special place in the heart of the Chief Minister: No one in the country thought about the development and preservation of art, culture and worship places of the tribals. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has formed a Special Development Council for this.
Pandian further said that the Chief Minister ordered to cancel 50,000 cases against tribals. Thousands of hostels have been opened for the education of lakhs of girls. LABHA Yojana has been started to enable the tribal brothers and sisters to get the fair price of their forest products, he said.
With the blessings of Mahaprabhu and people, the entire Odisha knows that Naveen Patnaik will take oath as Chief Minister for the sixth time on June 9. The CM’s first order will be waiver of electricity bills for 90 per cent of people. The second order will be inclusion of all under the BSKY and the third order will be provision of pension for Mission Shakti member after the age of 60 years, Kartik Pandian reiterated.
Opposition leaders say that nothing good is being done in Odisha. The development of Odisha is visible to everyone but not to them, the senior BJD leader said.