(FirstPost)
The BJP on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to make Odisha the laboratory of welfare schemes for the poor. Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, “While Prime Minister Modi’s acceptability has increased in Odisha, the people are annoyed over the ruling BJD. People have changed their mind as they voted in favour of BJP in large number in the panchayat polls than the previous general elections in 2014.”
Stating that the BJP is holding its national executive meeting in Bhubaneshwar after a gap of 20 years, Pradhan said the central government led by Modi is committed to fulfil the aspirations of the people. He said BJP president Amit Shah has been strengthening the party. The BJP-led NDA government has already allocated Rs 5,200 crore for railway development in Odisha during the last three years, while the amount was dismal during the Congress-led UPA government. During the UPA’s tenure, maximum allocation was Rs 1,000 crore in one rail budget, Pradhan said.
