Naveen Betrayed Us Over Paddy Procurement Issue: Opposition Leader | OTV News

Bhubaneswar: The impasse in Odisha Assembly continues to be removed from over with State Supplies Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain’s recent assertion within the House on paddy procurement spurring the Opposition within the Assembly to time period it as ‘gross betrayal’.
It was anticipated that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s gesture in escorting the protesting Opposition BJP leaders to his residence for a dialogue over paddy procurement on Friday can be a silver lining within the disaster that has been sickening for farmers throughout the State and in addition normalise the six-day-long stalemate within the House proceedings on the Odisha Assembly.
However, as Supplies Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain put his assertion within the House, BJP members together with the Leader of Opposition, Pradipta Naik slammed the Chief Minister alleging that he had betrayed them.
“We went to the CM hopeful that the paddy procurement will get back on track. But the statement that the Supplies Minister gave in the House today was nothing new. He should have assured us to lift the entire stocks of paddy from mandis across Odisha,” alleged a visibly agitated Naik.
He additional mentioned, “The CM had assured us to attend the all party meet today, but he did not.”
Refuting allegations levelled by the BJP, ruling BJD chief Pratap Deb mentioned, “There is no point in stalling the House proceedings at a time when the Minister has assured to lift paddy of which tokens have already been issued.”
“Their approach seems to me as an attempt to survive only in the media sphere,” Dev mentioned.
Meanwhile the Congress occasion took a jibe at each BJP and BJD saying that the BJP went there as a wedding occasion and CM Naveen took them in with flower showers. “It indicates only one thing; the BJP and BJD are hand in gloves.”
“Yesterday’s proceedings were like a cinema being played on the silver screen. I tried to register it on the House records, so that the people know who is actually concerned for the farmers,” mentioned Congress strongman Narasingha Mishra mentioned.
(Edited By Suryakant Jena)