Bhubaneswar: With Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Ashwini Vaishnaw on Odisha visit, a Twitter war has erupted between BJD and BJP in Odisha.
The Union Minister visited Puri to seek the blessings of Lord Jagannath after arriving in Bhubaneswar on Thursday.
On Friday, BJD leader and High Education Minister Arun Sahoo posted a cryptic message on his official Twitter handle, which said: “People of Odisha know the difference between seeking blessings without service and getting blessed after continuous service.”
ସେବା ନକରି ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ ପାଇବାକୁ ବାଧ୍ୟ କରିବା –
ନିରନ୍ତର ସେବା ଦେଇ ସ୍ୱତଃପ୍ରବୃତ୍ତ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ ପାଇବା –
ଉଭୟ ଭିତରେ ଫରକ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ବାସୀଙ୍କୁ ଜଣା ଅଛି ।@Naveen_Odisha @CMO_Odisha @bjd_odisha @BJDITWing @BYJD_Odisha @odishabcjd @BMJD_Odisha @BKJD_Odisha— Dr. Arun Kumar Sahoo (@dr_arunsahoo) August 20, 2021
To which, Odisha BJP spokesperson and general secretary Lekhashree Samantsinghar responding by tweeting, “People understand the difference between service and misuse of power”. She also posted a picture of the Union Ministers, prostrating before the Lords, and compared it with that of Sahoo’s.
ମହାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ପାଖେ ସମର୍ପିତ ହୋଇ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ସେବା କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ ଭିକ୍ଷା କରିବା –
କ୍ଷମତାର ଅପବ୍ୟବହାର କରି ଅଏଶ କରିବା..
ଉଭୟ ଭିତରେ ଫରକ ଓଡ଼ିଶାବାସୀଙ୍କୁ ଜଳ ଜଳ ଦିଶୁଛି । #JanAshirwadYatra VS #BibhratYatra pic.twitter.com/Sd2UuRWkdR— Lekha Samantsinghar (@DrLekhaShree) August 20, 2021
Earlier in the day, BJD MLA Pranab Prakash Das took a swipe at Dharmendra for requesting Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for implementing Ayushman Bharat scheme in Odisha.
ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ ଆୟୁଷ୍ମାନ ଯୋଜନା ଲାଗୁ ହେଲେ ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଗରିବ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ସମେତ ଗୁଜୁରାଟ, ପଶ୍ଚିମବଙ୍ଗ, କର୍ଣ୍ଣାଟକ, ଆନ୍ଧ୍ରପ୍ରଦେଶ ଭଳି ରାଜ୍ୟରେ କାମ କରୁଥିବା ଲୋକମାନେ ବିଶେଷ ଭାବରେ ଉପକୃତ ହୋଇପାରିବେ । ତେଣୁ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଲୋକଙ୍କ ଦାୟିତ୍ୱ ନେଇ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ତୁରନ୍ତ ଏହି ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟ ସୁବିଧା ଯୋଗାଇ ଦେବାକୁ ଅନୁରୋଧ ।
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) August 19, 2021
He said: “Ayushman Bharat beneficiary limit is 60 lakh while Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana covers 96 lakh families.”
In a series of tweets, Pranab said that there are no benefits for women under the central scheme. There is a provision of Rs 10 lakh per annum for women members of the family enrolled under BKKY. He also compared the hospital coverage of the two schemes.
“Ayushman Bharat is an insurance while BSKY is an assurance for complete healthcare,” he added.
Check his tweets here:
ଭାଇ @dpradhanbjp ଆୟୁଷ୍ମାନ ଭାରତ ନେବେ କି? ଆୟୁଷ୍ମାନ ଭାରତର ହିତାଧିକାରୀ ୬୦ ଲକ୍ଷରେ ସୀମିତ କିନ୍ତୁ #BSKY ର ହିତାଧିକାରୀ 96 ଲକ୍ଷ ପରିବାର, ଯାହା ପ୍ରାୟ ଶତ ପ୍ରତିଶତ। ଆୟୁଷ୍ମାନ ଭାରତର କଭରେଜ ସରକାରୀ ହସ୍ପିଟାଲ୍ ସମେତ ମାତ୍ର ₹୫ ଲକ୍ଷ, କିନ୍ତୁ #BSKY ଯୋଜନାରେ ସରକାରୀ ହସ୍ପିଟାଲ ରେ କୌଣସି ସୀମା ନାହିଁ।
— Pranab Prakash Das (@pranabpdas) August 20, 2021
ଆୟୁଷ୍ମାନ ଭାରତ ହେଉଛି ଏକ ଇନ୍ସୁରାନ୍ସ କିନ୍ତୁ #BSKY ହେଉଛି ଏସୁରାନ୍ସ, ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟସେବାର ଭରସା। @dpradhanbjp ଭାଇ ଆମେ ମମତା ଯୋଜନା କଲୁ ଆପଣ କଲେ, ଆମେ କାଳିଆ ଯୋଜନା କଲୁ ଆପଣ କଲେ। ଆମେ #BSKY କରୁଛୁ, ମୁ ସୁନିଶ୍ଚିତ ଆପଣବି କରିବେ।
All the best— Pranab Prakash Das (@pranabpdas) August 20, 2021
Notably, Naveen on Friday rolled out BSKY smart health cards in Malkangiri.
The smart health cards, which will work like debit cards of a certain amount, will be distributed among 3.5 crore people of 96 lakh families. Each family can avail of treatment cost up to Rs 5 lakh per annum under the scheme. For women, it is 10 lakh.
