The Kosal Janata Dal (KJD) will extend its support to the BJP in the latter’s 120 + mission and a ‘BJD Mukt Odisha’ in the next general elections.
A KJD delegation assured this to BJP’s national president Amit Shah at Bhawanipatna and handed over a memorandum to the Prime Minister through him.
led by State KJD president Baidyanath Mishra, the delegation apprised him of the need for an inclusive growth of Odisha which he attributed as the only reason for Odisha languishing among the bottom-10 States of the nation.
As for the demand of a separate State carving out 10 districts of western Odisha, the outfit urged Shah to take steps for setting up the second State Reorganisation Commission to deliver justice to the areas clamouring for new Statehood.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, BJP’s Odisha in-charge Arun Singh, Dr Anil Jain and State president Basanta Panda were present during the meeting. State KJD vice president Sanath Kumar Pradhan, general secretary Chakranta Jena, among others, met Shah.