Ahead of the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday launched his party’s ‘Ghare Ghare Sankha’ programme on the birth anniversary of Biju Patnaik (also observed by the State Government as Panchayati Raj Day) to elicit public opinion for preparation of the party’s election manifesto.
The ceremony was held at Kantilo in the Jatni area of Khordha district in the presence of several party leaders. Earlier on Monday, announcing this programme here, BJD general secretary and spokesperson Arun Kumar Sahoo had said public views would be sought before the preparation of the party’s manifesto.
BJD members would visit the households and hand over printed forms to collect the views of the people over the State Government’s performance and their expectation from it if it comes to power for a fifth consecutive term, he said.
The form has been divided into three parts. The first part deals with the public opinion on the government’s performance. In the second part, people will give their opinion on what more they expect from the government if it comes back to power in the next term.
Naveen Patnaik has written to all State-level office-bearers, MPs, MLAs and senior leaders of the party to make the ‘Ghare Ghare Sankha’ drive a success.