Bhubaneswar, Sep 30 : Biju Janata Dal Supremo Naveen Patnaik on Friday urged the party cadres to remember that politics is only a medium to serve the people.
Addressing the Zilla Parishad Chairpersons, Vice-Chairpersons and Corporators on digital mode on the concluding day of the two-day long preparatory meeting organised here to make the annual month-long Jana Sampark Yatra of the Party beginning from October 2 next, Patnaik said politics is played during Elections to Panchayats and Urban Local bodies. But after the election is over all should work unitedly for the people.
Patnaik said as a regional party BJD has always given priority to the interest and dignity of the state and will continue to do so in future. He said the BJD has remained with the people in their sorrow and joy.
He appealed to the party leaders and workers to reach out to the people following this principle and make the Jana Sampark Yatra a success across the state with the blessings of the people.
Party organisational Secretary Pranab Prakash Das appealed to the party activists to apprise people in every hook and corner of the state how the state is marching ahead due to the strong leadership and transparent administration.
Naveen Patnaik’s vision and ideology have helped the party win five times in a row, said Industries Minister Pratap Deb. He is loved by everyone. He appealed to party activists to work hard to win for the sixth time.
Senior BJD leader Sanjay Kumar Das Burma highlighted the negligence of the state by the central government in various sectors and said the party will continue its fight against such injustice.
Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari said that the state is making progress due to better financial management. He said the state budget has now increased to Rs two lakh crore from Rs 11.5 crore in 2000.
Priti Ranjan Ghadai, Minister of Rural Development, said the government had given priority to communication in implementing various schemes.
The budgetary allocation for the construction of roads has increased from Rs 298 crore to Rs 17,424 crore.
He appealed to party leaders to apprise the people about such developmental activities.
The party’s senior vice president, Debi Prasad Mishra, asked party cadres to explain to people during the padayatra how the government led by Naveen Patnaik is working for the people’s development.
