Salepur (Cuttack): Odisha is one of the richest states in India but the people here are mostly poor. The State government completely failed to utilise the central funds and is not able to provide job to people, says Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi while addressing a public rally at Salepur in Cuttack district on Sunday.
“In my opinion, Odisha is a rich state but the people here are poor. No other government at the Centre has sanctioned such huge amount of money what we have sanctioned to Odisha in last five years”, said Rahul Gandhi
The Congress second in command drew the attention of public regarding basic amenities saying that most of schools are closed in the absence of required numbers of teachers and other infrastructure. Many hospitals are facing the similar condition, Gandhi rued.
Raising the chit fund issue, Rahul said 20 lakh people in the State have been affected in the multi-crore scam. In the mineral rich state like Odisha, crores of money have been looted by the mines mafia. People are job-less here only because the MGNREGA scheme is not properly implemented by the State Government, Rahul said.