Spokesperson: Shri Ajay Kumar Lallu, Shri Bhakta Charan Das, Shri Rama Chandra Kadam and Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka: Shri Ajay Kumar Lallu said that the one-year rule of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Odisha was a year of betrayal of the people of the state. He said, far from fulfilling any of the promises the BJP had made before the elections, its one year in power has been marked by rampant corruption, loot and plunder of the state and its resources, besides atrocities and denial of justice to the tribals.

Bhakta Charan Das said, the BJP had formed the government with a promise of ‘zero tolerance’ for corruption. But, he said, the corruption was at its peak within just one year of the BJP rule. He said that from the ministers to officers, everyone was neck-deep in corruption. He said that the farmers were also betrayed by the government, as their paddy was either not being procured or they were being paid Rs. 250 to Rs. 300 less than the MSP.

Shri Saptagiri Ulaka said that the BJP government was trying to impose the three-language formula in Odisha at the cost of the Oriya language. Monday June 16, 2025