The Shiv Sena, Ganjam unit opposed Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s visit to the district on Wednesday.
Addressing a Press meet, Shiv Sena Ganjam head Sanatan Chaudhury said even though the CM is representing the district, the basic necessities have eluded the residents of Brahmapur city. Some of the promises made by Naveen Patnaik for an overall development of the city are yet to be fulfilled, he alleged.
He also said that the CM had promised to set up a steel plant in Gopalpur , for which 4,000 acres of land were acquire, but the project is yet to materialise. Many farmers have suffered heavy losses being deprived of paddy procurement centres in the district, added he.
Among others, P Tulasiya Reddy, Soudamini Nanda, Rabi Moharana, Ratnakar, Dipak Rana and Krushna Patro were present.