"Naveen Babu forcing 'Babu Shahi' on Odisha": Amit Shah
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the BJD-led government in Odisha and said that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is forcing 'Babu Shahi' on Odisha, and hurting the dignity of the Odia people.
Sambalpur, May 21: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the BJD-led government in Odisha and said that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is forcing 'Babu Shahi' on Odisha, and hurting the dignity of the Odia people.
Addressing a public rally in Sambalpur, Shah said, "The BJD government is destroying the state of Odisha. Naveen Babu is forcing 'Babu Shahi' on Odisha and hurting the Odia people's dignity. Naveen Babu is 'strangulating' the culture and pride of Odisha."
He said that Odisha has a lot of mineral wealth and hardworking youth but lacks a hard-working Chief Minister.
"Odisha is a very beautiful place, it has a long coastline, a lot of mineral wealth, and hardworking youth but the only thing missing is a hard-working Chief Minister. Form the BJP government, we will give a hard-working young CM," the Home Minister said.
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✨"Ironically, Odisha is amongst the most prosperous states of Bharat, and it's here only that those amongst the poorest reside! Naveen Babu is leaving no stone unturned to loot and destroy this mineral resource-rich Utkal Bhoomi," he added.
Hitting out at the Odisha government, Shah said, "The BJD government is destroying the culture and tradition of Shri Jagannath temple in the name of tourism. It wants to turn this Shri Kshetra into a commercial centre."
Exuding confidence in winning the Lok Sabha, the Home Minister said that after the conclusion of the fifth phase of the polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has crossed 310 seats.
(ANI)