BJP targets Odisha Congress for not supporting Murmu

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: The BJP on Friday focused the State Congress for deciding to not help the NDA presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu and mentioned that it mirrored its anti-tribal coverage.BJP State unit president Samir Mohanty instructed mediapersons that it’s a matter of delight and honour for all Odia folks {that a} tribal girl from the State goes to be the President of the nation. But as an alternative of rejoicing and lengthening help, the State Congress has introduced its resolution to not help her candidature, he added.

“The Congress should not forget that it has been elected to power many times due to the cooperation of the tribals. But when it comes to extending its support to them, the grand old party is backtracking,” he mentioned.
Stating that for the primary time within the historical past of Independent India, a tribal girl has been nominated to President publish, the BJP chief mentioned the Congress is just not in a position to settle for it. But the BJP within the 1997 presidential election had brazenly supported the candidature of KR Narayanan, he added.

The State BJP president mentioned the Congress shouldn’t overlook that in a democracy the final word energy rests with the folks, not the get together. President of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Sarat Pattanayak mentioned that the Congress is supporting its get together candidate just like the BJP which can also be supporting its get together candidate. The BJP shouldn’t create pointless confusion within the matter, he mentioned.