Biju Janata Dal supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday accused the BJP of conspiring to stop disbursement of funds to farmers in Odisha under the Kalia scheme
Stating that the people of Odisha as his family, Patnaik said he would serve them till the "last breath." The chief minister appealed the people to press conch symbol while electing their MP and MLA in elections
Addressing another election meeting during at Hemagiri in Sundargarh district, Patnaik, targeted local MP Jual Oram and said: "A person from the area is an Union Minister but he (Jual Oram) can never dare to discuss about the issues of the region with his high command."