Party switches to poll mode

Newindpress, 7th April, 2008

BHAWANIPATNA: BJP Foundation Day was celebrated here by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha in a grand way by organising the ‘Yuva Sankalpa Divas’ which was attended by all important State party leaders.The message of the congregation was clear - the leaders at the grassroots should get ready for a big win in the Assembly and Parliament elections.The party leaders used the opportunity to target the UPA Government, particularly the Congress. Issues like food security, price rise, negligence to Orissa in different fields, the mineral policy of Centre and the policy of Congress against industrialisation in the State were raised.A motorcycle rally and a public meeting were organised on the occasion. A statue of martyr Rindo Majhi was unveiled by Law Minister Biswabhusan Harichandan in the park near Jail Chowk.Addressing the meeting, Harichandan lashed out at the Centre for the recent mineral policy and said it is an attempt by the Centre to control the mineral-rich states and weaken their economy.Revenue Minister Manmohan Samal criticised the UPA Government for the current price rise which has hit the common man. He alleged that Orissa is not getting its due share of PDS rice and the stock with the Centre has dwindled.Lok Sabha member Bikram Keshari Deo claimed that the Centre puts spokes when the State Government is taking up new projects. On industrialisation, he said the alumina project at Lanjigarh is the only industry in this backward region. But the Congress is opposed to that too.State BJP president Suresh Pujari, MP Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister Pradip Kumar Naik, MLAs Himanshu Meher, Dhaneswar Majhi, Yuva Morch State president Bibhuti Bhusan Jena and All India Yuva Morch president Amit Thakre addressed.