There is no difference between BJD and BJP rule as both are corrupt. In Odisha, BJD is involved in chit fund scam, irrigation scam, sanitation scam, food security scam etc, where as the BJP at Center is involved in Rafale scam and plundering of public money by hiking petrol and diesel prices, alleged PCC president Niranjan Patnaik here.

Patnaik said joblessness is rampant in Odisha, as the unemployment rate in the State during the first three months of 2018 zoomed to a high of 6.77 per cent against 4.7 per cent in last quarter (October – December) of the year 2017.

According to the CMIE-BSE data, the unemployment rate in Odisha in January 2018 has been around 5.5 per cent that has further increased to 7 per cent and 7.8 per cent in February and March, respectively, told Patnaik.

In absolute numbers, the counts of higher educated unemployed in Odisha have crossed 19.9 lakh and the counts of uneducated unemployed touched around 64.8 lakh. Approximately, over 85 lakh in Odisha have no jobs, the PCC chief said.

Modi had promised to provide two crore jobs every year. This is the most debated issue in the last four years. There are conflicting reports and claims about the record of the Modi Government on the job front. Both PM Modi and BJP president Amit Shah have insulted the youths of the country by saying that even selling 'pakodas' is also employment. They should tell us why did they steal thousands of jobs from Odisha’s HAL by indulging in the murky Rafale deal, Patnaik asked.