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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for a world-class hockey stadium in Rourkela and announced several other projects worth Rs 5,000 crore eyeing a total transformation of Sundergarh district.
Though the State government claimed that such welfare projects will benefit people and improve infrastructure and facilities in the district, major opposition parties including the BJP and Congress hold different views.
While the BJP took a jibe at the ruling BJD by stating that such announcements do not hold ground as several such foundation stones had been laid for several projects in the past 21 years, the Congress marked the day as ‘Betrayal Day’.
Further transforming connectivity in #Sundargarh, CM @Naveen_Odisha laid foundation of projects worth ₹976.88Cr & inaugurated projects worth ₹81.44Cr in the district. The development work include construction of roads, bridges and other road infrastructure. #NaveenForSundargarh pic.twitter.com/TRJpnSUaHi
— CMO Odisha (@CMO_Odisha) February 16, 2021
It is pertinent to mention here that around 80 MLAs, 17 ministers and other leaders of the BJD were camping in Rourkela ahead of the Chief Minister’s tour today. It is said that today’s event was part of BJD’s strategy to strengthen base in Western Odisha.
The Opposition parties raised serious doubts over the fate of the new projects as the old projects are yet to see the light of the day in Sundergarh district.
BJP leder Lekhashree Samantsinghar said, “Announcing or laying foundation stone for any project means nothing. There are several projects and foundation stones which are gathering dust during the past 21 years in the State.”
ଘୋଷଣା କରିବାପାଇଁ ପଇସା ଲାଗେନାହିଁ କି ଭିତ୍ତିପ୍ରସ୍ତର ସ୍ଥାପନ କରିବାକୁ ପଇସା ପଡେନି। ହେଲେ ଏହାକୁ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକାରୀ କରିବାପାଇଁ ଅର୍ଥ ସହ ଦୃଢ଼ ଇଚ୍ଛାଶକ୍ତି ଆବଶ୍ୟକ ଯାହା ମାନ୍ୟବର @Naveen_Odisha ଙ୍କ ପାଖରେ ନାହିଁ। ୨୧ ବର୍ଷ ଭିତରେ ଏମିତି ହଜ଼ାର ହଜ଼ାର ଭିତ୍ତିପ୍ରସ୍ତର ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଯାକ ଗଡ଼ି ବୁଲୁଛି, କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକାରୀ ହୋଇପାରିଲାନି। pic.twitter.com/45GtVVbn5f
— Lekha Samantsinghar (@DrLekhaShree) February 16, 2021
Sundergarh MP Jual Oram said that such single-day events by the BJD will not have any impact as tribals of the region have been neglected for long.
Earlier, over 150 activists of the BJP were rounded up by the police for staging protests ahead of the CM’s visit near Jubuli park in Rourkela. Similarly, 20 Congress activists, who were also staging a demonstration under district president George Tirkey, were also taken into preventive custody.
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