CPI State secretary Dibakar Nayak has accused Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of showing disregard for democracy and said the State Government did not even feel it proper to convene an all-party meeting to discuss formation of the proposed legislative Council.
Questioning the move for constitution of a legislative Council in a poor State like Odisha, he advocated for a State-wide debate on the issue. “Taking advantage of a secret pact with the BJP, the ruling BJD has become autocratic. As Patnaik has little faith in democracy, the bureaucracy runs the State,” Nayak told reporters here.
During his 15 years’ rule, Patnaik did not even take an all-party delegation to Delhi to demand the legitimate grants from the Centre, Nayak said. “Patnaik is aware of the fact that the BJP-led NDA Government requires BJD support for passage of important Bills in Rajya Sabha. That’s why BJP president Amit Shah chose not to speak against the State Government during his recent visit here,” he said.
“Neither the BJP nor the Congress is telling the truth; they are telling only half-truths to the people of Odisha,” he also said. Nayak too criticised the Centre for its land acquisition Ordinance.