Cong charges BJD govt with serving party\'s interests only

Cong charges BJD govt with serving party's interests only

Press Trust of India  |  Bhubaneswar 

The in Sunday accused the BJD government of working only to protect the interests of the "decaying" party ahead of 2019 polls while neglecting people's welfare.

The BJD govern met is also not serious about appointing the in the state or keeping in order the Anganwadi centres, which are in disarray, Patnaik claimed in a statement.

"The BJD government is trying its best to save the party base which is decaying day by day. Its focus is entirely on party organisation, while common good is sidelined," Patnaik said.

activist Minati Behera quit the post of of the for Persons with Disabilities on November 11 and became of the women's wing of the BJD.

for Women Lopamudra Baxipatra, who also resigned from the post the same day, was appointed as a working of the Biju Mahila Dal.

The focus is only on strengthening the ruling BJD, the OPCC president said.

Accusing the of not being sincere about appointment of Lokayukta, he said despite Supreme Court's repeated reminders, the process is being delayed reflecting the government's disregard for constitutional system.

The had passed a bill four years ago for the appointment of and the President had given his consent to it in 2015. But no has been appointed in so far.

Though the BJD government always talks of development, the child development scheme in the state is in doldrums, Patnaik said adding the government is providing uniform, bi-cycles and laptops to students free of cost, but it has done little at grassroot level.

Claiming that around half of the 71,000 Anganwadi centres in the state do not have their own buildings, the chief said many of these centres are run from rented buildings, temple premises and community halls.

Patnaik further alleged that the had shut down a number of primary schools recording poor attendance. This shows lack of sincerity in developing child education system, he said.

and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board Chairpersons Subash Singh's tenure ended around 7 months ago, but the post is still lying vacant, he claimed.

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First Published: Sun, November 18 2018. 20:05 IST