By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, whose “ I Am There For You” message still fetching the BJD into power since its formation, on Saturday while addressing Party workers on 24th Foundation Day, said, the regional outfit which was floated on December 26 way back in 1997, now has transformed into a social movement and women are the soul of this social movement. Biju Janata Dal will continue to fight in every platform for reservation of women in Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly. Biju Janata Dal (BJD) was formed on December 26, 1997 and Naveen Patnaik became its president since then winning 5 Assembly polls.
“@bjd_odisha has transformed into a social movement and women are the soul of this social movement. Biju Janata Dal will continue to fight in every platform for reservation of women in Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly. #BJDFoundationDay,” tweeted Naveen Patnaik@Naveen_Odisha.
“No household, no state, no country has progressed without empowering its women. From now on, in every session of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Legislative Assembly, BJD will raise the women’s reservation issue and remind national parties about their promises,” Patnaik said.
“I am confident that the mothers and sisters who run their households so efficiently will run the Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad with equal competence,” Naveen said quoting late Chief Minister Biju Patnaik.“Mothers are the Axle of wheel in the society. Without their progress, the chariot can never move forward,” he added.
Patnaik said, “Biju Babu had scripted history by giving 33% reservation for women in Panchayatiraj, urban bodies and government jobs. The ruling BJD based on ideology of Biju Babu has made 50% reservation for women in Panchayat and urban bodies. Moreover, the party has been fighting to give 33% reservation to women in Assembly and Parliament as the party believes in action not in words,” adding “BJD is the only political party in the country that had given 33% tickets to women in 2019 general elections.”Targeting the national parties, Patnaik said that the slogan for women empowerment is only confined to their speech during election rallies. After elections, the national parties forget to meet their commitments.
“On the 24th foundation day of Biju Janata Dal, best wishes to the people of Odisha and the party workers brothers and sisters. Biju Janata Dal Odisha is a team of people in your account of love, blessings and dedicated work. Come, let’s keep this relationship unbreakable and move forward towards building a better Odisha. #BJDFoundationDay,” Chief Minister Patnaik said.
