Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram on Tuesday took on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee, hours before Banerjee’s visit to Odisha.
Oram alleged that there is a secret deal between the BJD and the Trinamool Congress. He termed Patnaik and Banerjee as ‘sinners’ of the multi-crore chit fund scam.
“Naveen Patnaik and Mamata Banerjee are equally sad as both are in the same boat. While Patnaik’s Ministers are involved in the Artha Tatwa and Seashore chit fund scams, Banarjee’s party men are involved in the Sarada chit fund scam. So, they are meeting repeatedly to share their sorrows. Perhaps, both may enter into an alliance. Their leaders, film stars and party workers have duped people. They would be punished by God for such sins,” Oram said.
He also made scathing remarks against the leaders of the two prominent regional leaders perhaps in comparison to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Hundred lame persons cannot take on a wrestler. langda langda Hota He, Pahelwan Pahelwan Hota Hai,” Oram said.
Reacting to Oram’s remarks, Naveen Patnaik rejected his remark about a BJD-TMC coalition. “His statement is false and baseless,” Patnaik said, adding that there is no such plan to meet TMC supremo Banerjee.