Text of letter by Shri Bhakta Charan Das, MP from Kalahandi, to Shri Nabin Pattnaik, Chief Minister of Orissa to set up National University of Orissa in Kalahandi

Date: 17th October, 2009

BHAKTA CHARAN DAS, M.P.
BHAWANIPATNA
KALAHANDI

To,
Sri Nabin Pattnaik
Chief Minister, Orissa
Bhubaneswar

Dear Sri Pattnaik
Wish you a Happy Diwali 2009.

I would like to draw you attention to Kalahandi, which has been utterly neglected by the Government of Orissa since many years. Recalling my earlier struggle for Kalahandi on the floor of Orissa Assembly along with your father late revered Biju Patnaik in 1986, we demanded and fought tooth and nail for a separate resolution on economic, health, education and communication development for Kalahandi district. In 1987 under the leadership of Late Biju Pattnaik, the then Chief minister of Orissa, WODC was formed. Kalahandi has been neglected in the field of Education, Health and Communication.

While lauding your recent decision to set up Engineering College and Agricultural College at Bhawanipatna, I must say that the establishment of these two technical institutions is the first step of development. But the undivided Kalahandi requires a holistic approach to fullfil its basic needs. I have been fighting since last three decades to upgrade Kalahandi in the sphere of Education, Health and communication. You will agree that education is the basic need for development.

Thus it is high time to give a boost to the Education, Health and Communication systems of this neglected districts. In this context, I would like to propose the following for Kalahandi.

Let the proposed National University of Orissa be setup at Kalahandi

OR

The existing Government Autonomous College, Bhawanipatna may be given a University Status. This will minimize the regional imbalance and the steps would also bring home to the aspirations of the neglected peoples.

Immediate step may kindly be initiated by your Government in this regard.

With regards.

Yours faithfully,


Bhakta Charan Das