Claiming that the ruling BJD has garnered unflinching supports of the tribals, farmers and labourers, Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik here on Sunday vowed to fight for the cause of Odisha and reiterated his party’s stand against Central negligence towards the State.
At the valedictory session of the 10-day-long Jan Sampark Padayatra (public contact movement) of the BJD, launched on October 2 on the Gandhi Jayanti, at the Patharabandha slum here (North Assembly segment), Patnaik said, “The BJD has been fighting against Central apathy and it will continue to do so.”
“The BJD-led Government has also won trust of tribals, farmers and poor people. Odisha is now a leading State in the field of social security,” Patnaik added.
The concluded on the Jayaprakash Narayan birth anniversary. The Padayatra was joined by several Ministers, MlAs and party workers from across the 32 organisational districts of the BJD.
During the programme, the BJD slammed the NDA Government at the Centre over discontinuation of several welfare programmes and slashing funds from some schemes.