Dubbing the BJP as a party that "talks more and does less", Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday said the saffron party and the Congress were "responsible for the bankruptcy" of the national economy. "I will give you an example. The BJP and the Congress, how they bankrupt not only the national economy, but also the economy of the state," Patnaik told reporters while replying to a question on the Congress and BJP's demand of a farm loan waiver in Odisha.

Claiming that his "Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation" (KALIA) scheme was much more than the farm loan waiver of Congress governments in the three states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattishgarh, Patnaik said while a section of cultivators get benefit from farm loan waiver, Odisha's scheme will help 92 per cent of the farmers. Replying a question on the BJP's demand of farm loan waiver in the state, Patnaik said, "I think BJP talks more and does less.