JHARSUGUDA: On Friday, VK Pandian, a BJD leader said that he would stop politics if the chief minister Naveen Patnaik did not return to power with a three-quarter majority and chose to become a union minister- Dharmendra Pradhan. This approach will be take by BJP if it loses election in Odisha.
I will quit politics once Naveen Patnaik is no longer the Chief Minister of Odisha; can such an announcement be made, however, by any Union Minister if BJP fails? Pandian in Lakhanpur, Brajarajnagar constituency This question was raised at a public meeting at Panchgaon Bazar ground in the neighbourhood.
He is campaigning for BJD’s Parinita Mishra for Bargarh Lok Sabha and Congress’ Dipali Das (Jharsuguda) and Alaka Mohanty (Brajrajnagar).
The Union Minister always insults the CM-Dharmendra. “You come here and say you have worked so hard on this land. But national highways haven’t been repaired yet which has led to thousands of fatal accidents till date. So where did you get that audacity?” Disrespect our chief minister? he asks.
Sambalpur seat candidate of BJP Jayanarayan Mishra said “This undemocratic arrogance proves political immaturity of Pandian.” He mentioned about Biju Babu—BJD ideologue who lost four assembly elections in 1971 having one seat in Lok Sabha only.
According to Jharsuguda BJP candidate Tankadhar Tripathy “Tamil Naidu” came out as Odia “swabhiman”. “First state formed on basis of language is odisha remember. June 4 he will get answer,” replied Tripathi.