Continuing its attack on Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on a range of issues, including alleged corruption, nepotism and propping up an “outsider” to rule the state, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday explicitly made its intention clear with regard to the party’s ‘Mission Odisha’ goal.
JP Nadda said, in his first speech at an election rally in Berhampur, Ganjam District, that the Naveen Patel-led government was involved in a multitude of corruption cases, and the people were deprived good governance because some officers ran administration.
“The Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha is highly corrupt. The Jal Jeevan Mission is also awarded work contracts to contractors on blacklists. Is this not a crime against the people? Why does Naveen patnaik engage in such activities? Should we not vote against this government to remove it from power for good and transparent governance?” Nadda asked, as the crowd cheered his observations and replied to his queries in affirmative.
The BJP President brought up the issue of mammoth chit…
