By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: BJD Rajya Sabha MP and National Spokesperson, Dr Sasmit Patra on Thursday asked Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to focus on issues relating to Odisha’s development and progress , instead instigating self-sponsored social media posts.
‘It seems Hon’ble Union Minister Shri. Dharmendra Pradhan’s favourite work nowadays is to get self-sponsored social media posts and escalate them just to vent out his frustration. However, Hon’ble Union Minister Shri. Dharmendra Pradhan has never taken up the interests of Odisha and its people before the Centre,’ Dr Patra said.
‘It would be better if he takes up the interests of the people of Odisha before the Centre instead of spending time on referring self-sponsored social media posts,’ he asked.
The BJD MP Dr Patra cited few examples , which are given below:
1. Very poor quality of National Highways of Odisha like Sambalpur-Cuttack NH.
2. Seven lakh PMAY houses meant for tribal brothers and sisters of Odisha being blocked due to conspiracy by Odisha BJP MPs in Delhi.
3. Odias not getting jobs in Central PSUs like MCL, IOCL and NALCO but people from MP and Bihar getting those jobs.
4. Huge pollution is there in districts of Angul, Dhenkanal and Sambalpur. Rs. 60,000 Crores Clean Energy Cess has been collected. Not a single rupee being given to Odisha.
