BJP national president Amit Shah on Sunday came down heavily on the State’s BJD Government by comparing it with a “fused transformer” and urged the people to throw it out in the coming elections.
Addressing a huge gathering during the party’s Adivasi Adhikar Samavesh here, Shah said, “If we look at tribals in the country, the condition of the ST community in Odisha is the worst which is evident from the incidence of Dana Majhi. If a Government cannot make sure that a tribal woman’s body is transported for her last rites then it has no right to stay in power.”
Shah said, “Odisha is rich with natural resources, but tribal youths are migrating to other States because it is being ruled by a Chief Minister who has no idea about their plight since he does not know speaking Odia.”
He once again urged the people of the State to elect a person as their Chief Minister who can speak Odia.
Terming the BJD as the B-team of the Congress, the BJP president spoke on the investments made by the Centre during the past four and a half years and questioned why the BJD Government has deprived the people of the State of the Central welfare schemes.
He also criticised the State Government over the Ratna Bhandar key missing row, drinking water crisis and District Mineral Fund (DMF) expenditure.
He alleged the BJD is not concerned about providing better healthcare to people. The Naveen Patnaik Government did not implement the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat scheme fearing to lose votes in the elections, he added.