BJD and BJP governing Odisha in partnership: Rahul
I have also observed in the parliament that whenever the PM needs the help of BJD, the members of the latter start harassing us on the instructions of Modi, says former Congress chief
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Bhubaneswar: On the second day of his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Odisha, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying that both these parties are governing Odisha in partnership.
Addressing a gathering at Panposh in Rourkela, Gandhi said, “The partnership between Naveen Patnaik and Narendra Modi runs the government in Odisha. They are closely involved and both work together. I have also observed in the parliament that whenever the PM needs the help of BJD, the members of the latter start harassing us on the instructions of Modi. There is a partnership government of BJP and BJD in Odisha and it is only the Congress party that is fighting against this partnership.”
He said that 30 lakhs people from Odisha have migrated outside the state and are working as labourers in other states of the country as the state government is not working properly. He also alleged that 30 billionaires from outside have come to Odisha to loot the resources of the state. Meanwhile, senior Congress leaders including Jairam Ramesh, party's Odisha in-Charge Ajoy Kumar, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee President Sarat Patnaik held a Press conference in Rourkela.
