Naveen Patnaik Says Andhra, Bihar Gain Big In Budget, But Odisha Ignored
NDTV
Naveen Patnaik has launched a scathing critique against the BJP-led NDA government, accusing it of gross negligence and partiality towards Odisha in favour of Andhra Pradesh and Bihar.
Naveen Patnaik has many complaints over the 2024 Union Budget presented by Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament yesterday. But central to his long list of criticisms is an unfulfilled promise by the BJP to grant special category status to Odisha. The former chief minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief, has launched a scathing critique against the BJP-led NDA government, accusing it of gross negligence and partiality towards Odisha in favour of Andhra Pradesh and Bihar. BJP had put special category status in their manifesto as a promise to the people of #Odisha, however, this promise has not been considered for Odisha, whereas special packages, allocating crores of funds have been announced for Andhra Pradesh and Bihar in #Budget2024. Along with… pic.twitter.com/uKCjn4cjVJ
Mr Patnaik has alleged that its former ally BJP failed to fulfil its promise of granting special status to Odisha, despite mentioning it in their manifesto before the 2024 state assembly elections.
"BJP had put special category status in their manifesto as a promise to the people of Odisha, however, this promise has not been considered for Odisha, whereas special packages, allocating crores of funds have been announced for Andhra Pradesh and Bihar in Budget 2024. Along with this, the demand of Odisha for revision of coal royalty, which has been pending for years with the central government has been rejected, because of which the state will lose thousands of crores of revenue every year," Mr Patnaik said.
