BJP State Yuva Morcha president Uma Pattnaik urged conducting of narco test on the chit fund promoters and politicians who in nexus duped thousands of investors of crores of rupees in the State.
Especially, the investors who have been cheated of their hard earned money are in utter distress. Hence, it is a grave issue and the perpetrators need to be brought to book, he demanded.
Briefing mediapersons immediately after inaugurating the BJP Youth office at Gandhinagar square, the Morcha chief alleged that the Government failed on its assurance of providing employment to youths for which thousands were migrating to other States in search of job.
The Yuva Morcha leader accused the State Government of following minor appeasement policy for which large scale religious conversions of Hindus to Christianity are taking place especially in the tribal areas. He cited an incident at Srirampur village near Pattapur under Sanakhemundi block, where a RSS worker was brutally assaulted and threatened of dire consequences for protesting religious conversions.
However, he said although the police got complaint in the case, they chose to remain mute under pressure from the ruling party, he said.
Pattnaik also lamented over the deteriorating law and order in Ganjam district and the rise of liquor mafia. He said that the services in both health and education sectors have been poor in the district. Former Deputy Speaker Ram Chandra Panda also spoke on the occasion.
Among others, the Gandhian leader Brundaban Sahu, Sarat Chandra Sahu, advocate Sisir Kumar Padhi, BJP Mahila Morcha general secretary Iteeshree Panda, Sanjukta Panigrahi, S Rani Srinivas, Sabita Nayak, Pragyan Paramita Padhi, Saroj Sabat, Prabhat Kiran Sadangi, N Rajendra Kumar, District BJP president BK Swain, Rama Kumar Patra and scores of youth leaders and senior citizens attended the function.