Bhubaneswar: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge today slammed both BJD and BJP for allegedly destroying an important State like Odisha.
Speaking to media persons here, Shri Kharge said both BJP and BJD have destroyed Odisha. There is no development in the State even as Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik ruled for 25 years.
Odisha is rich in natural resources on which outside industries are dependent. Still there is neither development nor any local employment, he said.
As per the ILO report Odisha has the highest unemployment rate of 41 per cent in the State. Referring to corruption, he cited chit fund and mining scam accusing the BJD Government as corrupt. He has appealed to people to throw the BJD government out of power this time along with BJP who are also responsible for the State’s backwardness, said the Congress President.
When there is no development in the State in the last 14 years how BJD and BJP are asking voters to vote for them, he questioned.
He has expressed confidence that the BJP Government will not come to power in the Centre and will get not more than 200 seats. At the same time he also predicted that the Naveen Patnaik Government which ruled Odisha for 25 years will also go and congress will come to power in the State.
He hoped that this time the INDIA Alliance government would come to the Centre to save democracy and protect the Constitution as well as to make India united.
This time people are fighting against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the country.
Dismissing Modi guarantees, he said what PM made promises in the past like rupees 15 lakhs per head, doubling of income of farmers by 2022, two crore jobs per year and others are not have not been fulfilled.
Rather Modi Government made effected price rise in all commodities including oil and LPG stating “Modi Hey Tou Mumkin Hey”.
He ridiculed Shri Modi’s claim to go beyond 400 seats stating that where from BJP will get these seats?. He cited Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh while Modi is drubbing.
Shri Kharge also disclosed that congress account has been freezed due to filing of no returns for 14 lakhs. Rs135 crore penalty has been slapped questioning where is the level playing field.
Shri Kharge said Congress stands for five ‘Nyays” and 25 Guarantees stressing on conducting census on social basis. He listed various Acts by UPA government like Food Security Act, MGNREGA, Right to Education and others which were meant for benefit of the people.
He also promised to provide 10 kg grains per head under the food security scheme as against 5 kg now.