BJP Odisha president Manmohan Samal on Saturday asserted that the State would have a “double-engine government” in 2024.
Speaking to reporters here after his return from New Delhi, Samal said, “Now, the focus will be on Odisha. The BJP will form its government in the state. And people want a BJP government here.”
“The Central leaders have started communication with all leaders in Odisha. Again, we will have talks in this regard in New Delhi. The Central leadership has directed us to descend to villages and see what is happening on the ground. The state leaders have been assigned tasks to visit gram panchayats,” Samal said.
“All leaders, party functionaries, workers and MPs will go to villages as part of Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra,” he added.
In reaction, BJD vice-president Debi Prasad Mishra said, “If they now want to head for villages, let them do. No problem! We are already in the villages sharing with the joys and sorrows of villagers.”
Speaking about the seizure of cash by the I-T department from liquor traders, Manmohan Samal said it is a matter of shame for the State. He dared Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to order a CBI probe into the case.
