Now, Amit Shah cosies up with Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, units tongues wagging
4 min readExpress News Service
BHUBANESWAR: At a time when the political temperature is hotting up within the nation and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is the cynosure of all eyes, significantly the I.N.D.I.A constituents, the uncommon show of camaraderie between him and Union Home Minister Amit Shah at an official perform right here on Saturday has set tongues wagging.
As if holding Naveen’s hand and serving to him press the button on the distant to inaugurate a four-lane freeway connecting Kamakhyanagar (in Dhenkanal district) and Duburi (in Jajpur) and lay the inspiration stone for an additional street undertaking in Kalahandi district just about was not sufficient, Shah took everybody unexpectedly by showering praises on the chief minister.
Shah, who within the run-up to the simultaneous elections to the Odisha Assembly and Lok Sabha in 2019 had described the BJD authorities as a ‘burnt out transformer’ and given a name to the folks of the state to throw the “ruling party into the Bay of Bengal”, hailed Naveen for making a report as one of many longest serving chief ministers.
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He didn’t cease there and described Naveen as the most well-liked CM within the nation. His stellar efficiency in catastrophe administration making certain zero casualties has not solely introduced him laurels however the Odisha mannequin has additionally performed a key position in nationwide catastrophe administration, he mentioned. The Union residence minister additionally appreciated the position of the state authorities in curbing the naxal menace in Odisha.
The chief minister additionally thanked the central authorities for its assist to the state in its improvement agenda, indicating the admiration is mutual. Things look like coming full circle with the once-ally-turned-foes cosying up underneath the present of the true spirit of ‘cooperative federalism’. However, thought of the Chanakya of Indian politics, Shah’s go to to the state underneath the pretext of launching two street initiatives and taking a quick overview on Left Wing Extremism (LWE) and catastrophe administration is seen with intrigue right here.
Political observers mentioned there may be extra to the go to than meets the attention. This is extra so as a result of nobody – neither key officers within the state authorities nor leaders of the state BJP – had the slightest inkling in regards to the sudden go to of Shah with none urgent urgency. While observers odor one thing fishy because the Union residence minister mounted official engagements with the chief minister having no significance shortly after the BJD introduced it could oppose the non-confidence movement towards the Narendra Modi authorities on the Centre and supported the NCT Bill, sources within the BJP mentioned that the opposite function of the go to was to repair some vexing organisational issues inside the social gathering within the state.
BHUBANESWAR: At a time when the political temperature is hotting up within the nation and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is the cynosure of all eyes, significantly the I.N.D.I.A constituents, the uncommon show of camaraderie between him and Union Home Minister Amit Shah at an official perform right here on Saturday has set tongues wagging.
As if holding Naveen’s hand and serving to him press the button on the distant to inaugurate a four-lane freeway connecting Kamakhyanagar (in Dhenkanal district) and Duburi (in Jajpur) and lay the inspiration stone for an additional street undertaking in Kalahandi district just about was not sufficient, Shah took everybody unexpectedly by showering praises on the chief minister.
Shah, who within the run-up to the simultaneous elections to the Odisha Assembly and Lok Sabha in 2019 had described the BJD authorities as a ‘burnt out transformer’ and given a name to the folks of the state to throw the “ruling party into the Bay of Bengal”, hailed Naveen for making a report as one of many longest serving chief ministers.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
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He didn’t cease there and described Naveen as the most well-liked CM within the nation. His stellar efficiency in catastrophe administration making certain zero casualties has not solely introduced him laurels however the Odisha mannequin has additionally performed a key position in nationwide catastrophe administration, he mentioned. The Union residence minister additionally appreciated the position of the state authorities in curbing the naxal menace in Odisha.
The chief minister additionally thanked the central authorities for its assist to the state in its improvement agenda, indicating the admiration is mutual. Things look like coming full circle with the once-ally-turned-foes cosying up underneath the present of the true spirit of ‘cooperative federalism’. However, thought of the Chanakya of Indian politics, Shah’s go to to the state underneath the pretext of launching two street initiatives and taking a quick overview on Left Wing Extremism (LWE) and catastrophe administration is seen with intrigue right here.
Political observers mentioned there may be extra to the go to than meets the attention. This is extra so as a result of nobody – neither key officers within the state authorities nor leaders of the state BJP – had the slightest inkling in regards to the sudden go to of Shah with none urgent urgency. While observers odor one thing fishy because the Union residence minister mounted official engagements with the chief minister having no significance shortly after the BJD introduced it could oppose the non-confidence movement towards the Narendra Modi authorities on the Centre and supported the NCT Bill, sources within the BJP mentioned that the opposite function of the go to was to repair some vexing organisational issues inside the social gathering within the state.
