Amit Shah: Naveen Patnaik government needs to be thrown out of power

Puri BJP president Amit Shah Sunday asked Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to step down dubbing the BJD government a fused transformer which failed to develop the mineralrich state and pull people out of poverty in 19 years of its ruleShahs attack on BJD was in sharp contrast to the BJP central leaderships apparent bid to keep the Naveen Patnaikled party in good humour after its poll debacle in three Hindispeaking statesIt was often alleged by parties including the Congress that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah had adopted a soft approach towards Patnaik in the hope of getting BJDs support after general elections if necessaryShah however silenced the critics and accused the BJD government of ignoring the states development neglecting tribals and Dalits and refusing to accept the Centres Ayushman Bharat medical insurance programme which would have helped the poor draw benefitsThe BJP president was addressing the valedictory session of the twoday national convention of BJPs ST Morcha in the seaside pilgrim town of OdishaMounting a frontal attack on the Patnaik government Shah said The BJD government is like a fused transformer It needs to be replaced for the states progressHe alleged that though the BJPled NDA government has pumped more than Rs five lakh crore for the development of the state the BJD government failed to utilise itThe money being sent by Modi for the development of the state is not reaching the people in the tail end Shah alleged asking people to throw away the BJD government in the coming electionDubbing the BJD and the Congress as two sides of the same coin Shah also called the regional party as the BTeam of the CongressBoth the BJD and the Congress have failed the state and the BJP should be given at least one chance to make Odisha the number one state in the country Shah saidAlleging that Patnaik was unable to communicate in the states language Shah asked people to elect a chief minister in the coming elections who can understand and speak Odia He claimed Patnaik does not understand the pain of the poor because he cannot speak OdiaThe BJP president also slammed the state government for not being able to protect the Ratna Bhandar temple treasury of Lord JagannathCiting an instance on the neglect of tribals in the state Shah said the CM should be ashamed when a tribal like Dana Majhi had to carry his wifes body on his shoulder for 12 km from a hospital to his villageSuch CMs should be thrown out of powerHe was referring to an incident in 2016 when a tribal man in Kalahandi carried his wifes body on his shoulder after being denied a hearse by the government hospitalShah was critical of the BJD government and accused it of not being able to spend funds even as the state had enough money in the District Mineral Foundations The DMF funds are meant for the development of mineralbearing areas mostly inhabited by tribals he pointed outShah raked up the state governments refusal to adopt the Ayushman Bharat scheme asking people to raise their voice against this injusticeElections are three months away I once again request Naveen Babu to accept the scheme or else the voters will throw you out of power the BJP president saidIf you want you can remove our names from the scheme but why are you troubling the poor people of Odisha he saidHe alleged that the Odisha CM had not implemented the Ayushman Bharat scheme in the state as he feared it will increase PM Modis popularityShah said though the state is rich in resources its youth migrate elsewhere for livelihood and the BJD government has failed to provide jobsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get the latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever