The BJP on Saturday slammed the State Government for failing to create 35 per cent of irrigation facility, which could have helped farmers during droughts.
“The State Government has failed to keep its poll promises of creating irrigation facility in more 35 per cent of cultivable lands. Besides, It has adopted anti-farmer policies and failed in industrilisation process,” party’s State secretary Prithviraj Harichandan told reporters here.
He said the above issues would be discussed in the party’s executive body meeting to be held in Puri on Sunday and a detailed plan would be carved out to take those issue to the people. Besides, people would be appraised about how the Centre’s contribution of Rs 27 per a kg of rice in the Re 1-a-kg rice scheme.
This apart, the party workers would reach out to people with scams like mining, chit fund, water and land and ruling party leaders linkw with notorious Dhalsamant brothers.
The office bearers meeting of the party was held here also. The meeting presided over by State president Basant Panda was attended by Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram, former Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang, former State president KV Singh Deo and general secretary Ranjan Patel. All district level functionaries were also present.