This was announced by Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Prasad Harichandan while addressing a meeting here at the district headquarter town of Kalahandi. AICC general secretary incharge of Odisha B K Hariprasad also attended the meeting.
Harichandan alleged that both the BJP led NDA government at the Centre and the BJD government in the state have been "unkind" to the people of Odisha.
Pointing out that Kalahandi has been a victim of negligence by both the BJP and the BJD, the Congress leaders submitted a memorandum to Kalahandi district collector seeking fulfillment of their eight point charter of demands that includes wagon factory in Narla, Jaring medical college issue, compensation to the deceased farmers and the NFSA irregularity issue.
"Drought and crop loss have caused immense difficulty for the people. The government failed to provide crop insurance and any compensation to farmers families who lost their kins. Thousands of deserving families have been denied NFSA cards. People have been displaced from their homes for road expansion, but without any compensation. This is what Naveen Patnaik Government has done for the poor of Kalahandi," former Union Minister Bhakta Das said.