Tribal people and other neglected sections of the society have not been getting a fair deal so far under the Naveen Patnik-led BJD dispensation in the State is concerned, said Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan during his one-day visit to Mayurbhanj district on Sunday.
He stated that during the last 17 years of BJD misrule, Odisha has not registered any remarkable development and the weaker sections remain as weak as before. But the Modi Government at the Centre is making all-out efforts for their upliftment.
Inaugurating the State’s first Tribal livelihood Resource Centre and the Adivasi Pashu Mela at Huruduchampa in the Khunta block of Mayurbhanj, the Minister also stressed on the need of protecting the forest resources. He laid emphasis on animal husbandry and sabai grass as well. He wanted the tribal people to take the lead in the field. A large number of cows, goats and buffalos were brought to take part in the Pashu Mela.
The Minister later addressed a BJP meeting at Badapathara under the same Khunta block where he called upon the party workers to work for the betterment of the neglected district.
Prominent among others who spoke on the occasion were Kuchinda MlA Ravi Narayan Nayak, former MP Ananta Nayak and former MlA Bishnu Sethy.
Revenshaw College Associate Professor Dr Priyabrata Majhi and former Dean, Patna University Kalipada Mohanta besides 100 others from different political parties joined the BJP on the occasion.