Odisha BJP Doesn’t Want Peace to Return to Sambalpur: BJD

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha BJP does not want peace to return to Sambalpur, said the Biju Janata Dal on Saturday.

In a press release , BJD Senior Vice Presidents Prasanna Acharya and Debi Prasad Mishra jointly stated that after the sensitive issue at Sambalpur due to the strong and whole-hearted resolve of the people of Sambalpur and resolute efforts of the Police and administration, normalcy is returning to Sambalpur. But unfortunately the Odisha BJP leaders never wanted normalcy and their statements were always aimed at ensuring that this issue simmers.

Having failed in their initial attempts, Odisha BJP leaders have been now trying to flare up the issue through various means. Odisha BJP called for a Bandh in this sensitive matter which affected the lives and livelihood of poor people of Odisha. Now they are again trying to affect the lives and livelihood of peace-loving people of Odisha through such activities, the BJD leaders said.

The people of Odisha are peace-loving and Odisha is a peaceful state but Odisha BJP has been constantly insulting the people of Odisha by calling them lawless. Odisha BJP President Manmohan Samal being a senior and seasoned politician, this was not expected of him. The people of Odisha want peace and people of Sambalpur want normalcy which does not fit into the agenda of Odisha BJP. Therefore, they are consistently trying to insult and demean the people of Odisha and 4.5 crore Odias while at the same time using various means to keep the sensitive issue of Sambalpur on the boil, stated the BJD stated.