Naveen will fulfill Biju babu8217;s dreams, says PM

The PM dedicated a major part of his speech to the development of the state and the financial assistance given to it after the super cyclone. He gave out details of funds allocated for various sectors and lamented that despite being rich in potential, Orissa lagged behind in development.

However, he said if elected to power, the BJP-BJD combine would work towards the creation of a new Orissa8217; with employment for all. He also promised to end child labour, migration of labour, starvation deaths, inequality, epidemics and provide education to all. He also spoke about women8217;s uplift and praised the people of the cyclone-affected areas for getting their act together.

Reiterating that the NDA was not after satta power, he said the alliance would change the picture of the country and sought people8217;s cooperation in achieving the goal. The PM who began by wishing the gathering in Oriya was flanked by Union Ministers Naveen Patnaik, Juel Oram and Dilip Ray.