Stating that the BJD Government is working hard for an overall development of the State and very much conscious of the socioeconomic development of the poor and downtrodden, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday highlighted the measures taken to reduce poverty and ensure welfare of people. “Our Govt has introduced various socioeconomic policies for betterment of poor and helpless people,” Patnaik said while addressing a meeting here at Kedarpalli slum in Bapuji Nagar, marking the end of the BJD’s Jan Sampark Padayatra.
The Padayatra had been kicked off on October 2 on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti which attracted crowds.
local MP Prasanna Patasani, Culture and Tourism Minister Ashok Panda, Bhubaneswar MlA (Central) Bijay Mohanty and (North) Priyadarshi Mishra, BMC Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena and almost all BJD corporators were present and also spoke on the occasion.