Three days after launching its poll campaign, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) finally released its election manifesto on Saturday.
Releasing the manifesto at the party headquarters here, BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik claimed that the document would help realise the dreams of his late father Biju Patnaik.Claiming that Odisha has become a revenue-surplus State under his regime, Patnaik said there has been a substantial reduction in poverty in the State.He announced that all kutcha houses in the State would be converted to pucca ones and all village roads would be made concrete roads if his party is voted to power again.
No house, road to remain kutcha: BJD manifesto The manifesto also promised that Self-Help Groups (SHGs) would be provided loans at one per cent interest and all street vendors in the State would be registered.Interestingly, Patnaik tried to strike an emotional chord with the people of western Odisha by declaring that the BJD, if voted to power again, would pressurise the Central Government for inclusion of Koshali language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.