Odisha BJP To Launch Statewide Campaign Against BJD Govt

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the ensuing Assembly and Lok Sabha elections, the State BJP on Monday announced a series of campaign across Odisha against the BJD government.

Announcing the campaign at a press briefing here, State BJP president Basanta Panda said his party will collect the signature of about one crore Odias demanding implementation of the centrally-sponsored Ayushman Bharat Yojana and submit it to the Governor as a memorandum before the Durga Puja.

“This will be followed by the gherao of all 314 blocks from October 27 to 30 in protest against rampant percentage (PC) deal in the construction of projects, massive irregularities in Ama Gaon Ama Bikash Yojana and inclusion of BJD workers in the state’s own food security scheme in place of genuine beneficiaries. From November 1 to 30, BJP will take up statewide Lok Sampark padayatra in villages and panchayats to make people aware of the gross failure of the state government during its 19-year rule. Besides, the party will take up a statewide Parivartan padayatra from December 1 to 30 in which several central party leaders will join the campaign. The Parivartan Yatra will also cover 114 towns and cities of the state,” Panda said.

Among others, leader of the BJP legislature party KV Singhdeo, BJP state vice president Samir Mohanty and the party’s state general secretary Bhrugu Buxipatra were present.