By Our Correspondent
NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR: BJD leader in Rajya Sabha and Party’s National Spokesperson, Dr Sasmit Patra on Thursday came down heavily on Union Education and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for his series of tweets regarding law and order situation in Odisha.
‘Lawless Odisha is a reality. High-time people in power recognise the fault-lines in the law and order situation in the state. Murder of young Samarth exactly within two months of the broad daylight killing of Minister Nabha Das exposes Odisha govt’s tall claims on rule of law. Neither citizens nor public representatives are safe in Odisha. Gruesome incidents like these on a regular basis, particularly in Jharsuguda have shocked everyone and weakened the trust of people of Odisha. No amount of empathy will bring solace to young Samarth’s family. The Odisha govt. must pull up its socks to ensure rule of law and safety of citizens,’ Union Minister Pradhan tweeted.
Reacting to it, BJD MP Dr Patra asked the Union Minister Pradhan not to insult the peace-loving people of Odisha by branding them as lawless. ‘Dont insult Odisha for your petty political narrative. Its suprising to see that despite you having been an Hon’ble Union Minister for so long,’ MP Dr Patra said in a tweet.
‘You are still unaware about the difference between lawlessnessness (law and order) and crime. Lawlessness is when during a GST raid in Padampur, Odisha, hundreds of Odisha BJP leaders and workers storm in forcibly, snatch the papers seized by the GST raiding party,in a bid to help the businessman who had cheated in paying GST. When 500 people block National Highway between Sambalpur to Cuttack due to Central neglect and delay in completing NH work for many years, its law and order situation,’ the BJD MP said.
“When thousands of farmers protest against Central neglect for not lifting surplus Paddy, its law and order. Crime is committed by a group or individual which is investigated and the guilty are brought to justice.Please dont try to mislead and do politics on sensitive matters of crime. Do you know as per NCRB Report (2021), BJP-ruled states like UP, MP, Maharashtra, Assam & Haryana have more Rape cases than Odisha?That BJP-ruled states like UP, MP and Maharashtra have more Murder cases than Odisha in 2021?,” Dr Patra addded.
