During his maiden visit to Rourkela as PCC president, Sarat Patnaik interacting with the scribes said the people of Odisha are in a mood for change in 2024 as they understand both the BJD Government in the State and BJP Government in Centre are neck-deep in corruption.
The people are also disgusted with price rise, unemployment and poor law and order situation. So, people have made up their mind to consider Congress as the alternative in 2024, he said. He maintained that he has given a target to the party cadres to increase the Congress strength in the Assembly to 90 from 9 MLAs now, in 2024.
Talking about the strengthening of the party in the State he said by October end the organisation election of the party will be completed. Accordingly various positions of the party and its mass organisations will be filled up from Panchayat to State level. He denied that there is any factionalism in party.
Pattanayak further said very soon the Rourkela DCC president post will be filled up which is lying vacant since April 2022 after George Tirkey quitted the post. Though Rourkela DCC has no regular chief but there is zeal among the leaders and workers to work together to strengthen the party, he added.