Want to forgo salary and allowances hike: Naveen Patnaik’s letter to Odisha CM

Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, on Saturday wrote a letter to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, citing that he wishes to forgo his salary and allowances hiked for the Leader of Opposition, which the Odisha Legislative Assembly has recently passed.

In his letter, the BJD supremo stated that he has been blessed with the love, affection, and support of the people of Odisha for more than 25 years and expressed deep gratitude for the respect shown to him and his late father, legendary leader Biju Patnaik.

In a letter, the BJD supremo wrote, “I have been blessed by the love, affection and support of the people of Odisha for the past more than 25 years. I am highly indebted to the people of Odisha and their love towards me and my father late Biju Patnaik. You may be kindly be aware that in the year 2015 our family decided to donate its ancestral property ‘Anand Bhawan’ in Cuttack to be put for the use by the people of Odisha.”

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He further added, “In the same spirit, I would like to fogo the salary and allowances hiked for Leader of Opposition which the Odisha Legislative Assembly has recently passed. I would like to request you to utilize the same for the welfare of the poor people of our State.”

A copy of the letter has also been forwarded to the Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly and the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Health and Family Welfare, and Electronics & IT for information and necessary action.