BJD Will Reduce Odisha's Poverty Rate To 10% In 5 Years: Naveen Patnaik

Addressing party workers and leaders on BJD's 25th foundation day, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, in a virtual address, said that the party is accountable to the people of Odisha, who have turned the party into a social movement.

Asserting that the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) does not have a "boss in Delhi", Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday said that his party will continue to work for people of the state, and pledged to reduce its poverty rate to 10 per cent in the next five years.

Addressing party workers and leaders on BJD's 25th foundation day, Mr Patnaik, in a virtual address, said that the party is accountable to the people of Odisha, who have turned the party into a social movement.

Attacking the state's two main opposition national parties Congress and BJP, the chief minister said, "We (BJD) don't have a boss in Delhi. Whatever we do is for the people of Odisha, who are our boss." "Behind the success of BJD was the dream of the people for a prosperous and strong Odisha. The party will work for the next 100 years with the support of all residents of the state," the regional outfit's founding president said.

With BJD preparing for rural and urban elections early next year, Mr Patnaik said that the party has achieved success with the support of the people of Odisha.