A BJD Youth and Student wing meeting was held here on Friday. Addressing a large gathering, chief guest of the function Deputy Chairman of State Planning Board Sanjay Das Burma urged the youth mass to join BJD to strengthen the flow of development of the State under the leadership of CM Naveen Patnaik.
Criticizing the BJP Government at the Center, Das Burma said it was showing step-motherly attitude towards Odisha. He accused the Modi Government of neglecting Odisha pointing out the poor allocation of funds under Central schemes and in the Railway Budget.
He lamented the utter neglect shown to railway connectivity from Jeypore to Nabarangpur, Jeypore to Malkangiri and from Gunupur to Tharibali. BJD Youth wing State president and MLA Byomkesh Ray exhorted the youth to come forward to strengthen the party and the organisation. Local MP Ramesh Chandra Majhi said the Central fund to the State has been slashed in every sector.
Among others, BJD Youth wing secretary MLA Pranab Balbanta Ray, Nabarangpur MLA Sadasiba Pradhani, Jharigam MLA Prakash Majhi, Dabugam MLA Manohar Randhari, Nabarangpur MP representive Pramod Padhy, former Nabarangpur Municiplity Chairman Prahalad Tripathy, former Umarkote Municipality chairman Jhadeswar Mohanty, BJD State student wing working president Dilu Panda, Nabarangpur district BJD Youth president Sibananda Bisoi, district BJD student wing president Sudansu Das and youth icon of Umarkote Miss Chandana Malik were present.
Prior to function there was a huge motorcycle rally in town which was presumed to be beginning of election process of BJD ahead of coming Panchayat and ULB polls.