Sonepur:25/4/24: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government while kicking off the BJP campaign for upcoming elections from Sonepur in Odisha.
Those who can’t take pride in their own state’s language, literature, and culture, can’t take the Odisha forward. The BJD government not only deprived Odisha of development but also indulged in massive corruption through officers,” Shah said at the public meeting.
Exhorting people to upstage the Naveen Patnaik government, Shah said that the states where BJP is in power have made rapid strides in all sectors. “You voted Naveen Patnaik-led BJD to power in the state for five terms, bring BJP to power once, and we will make Odisha the number 1 state in the country. Odisha has the most poor despite being a mineral-rich state. We will ensure the development of the state and the poor. I assure you that no one will have to migrate to other states in search of work,” he asserted while setting the stage for a high-voltage fight.
Shah also slammed the BJD government for attempting to divert attention from the “Pran Pratishtha” ceremony at the “historic” Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya.