- Amended MMDR Act Has Surrendered Odisha’s Mining Rights to the Centre
- Odisha Government Remains Silent on Kotia and Has Surrendered Before Andhra Pradesh
- At a Time When Violence Against Women Has Reached Its Peak, Women’s Empowerment Has Come to a Standstill
Bhubaneswar, 27/10/2026: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) organised a massive Jana Sampark Padyatra at Dunguripali in Subarnapur district. Senior BJD leader Smt. Sujata Rout Karthikeyan participated in the programme. The massive padyatra commenced near the Shiva Temple, proceeded through the bus stand and various parts of the town, and concluded at the RMC premises. A large public meeting was organised there.
Addressing the gathering under the chairmanship of Dunguripali Block President Shri Himanshu Sekhar Biswal, Smt. Rout Karthikeyan stated that the MMDR Act had handed over Odisha’s mining rights to the Central Government. She alleged that the Odisha Government, by remaining silent on the Kotia issue, had surrendered Kotia to the Andhra Pradesh Government. She further alleged that the BJP Government was conspiring to hand over the waters of the Mahanadi to Chhattisgarh.
The people of Odisha have understood the BJP Government’s claims regarding Odia Asmita and have realised the reality behind them, she said. Odisha’s water, forests and land are all being plundered. Senior citizens are not receiving their pensions. While violence against women is increasing, women’s empowerment has disappeared. The people of the State will give a befitting response at the appropriate time, she asserted.
The massive padyatra witnessed the participation of thousands of people. Through the Jana Sampark Padyatra, BJD leaders reached out to the people and highlighted the failures of the BJP Government. The people of Odisha are repeatedly being neglected under the double-engine government. The padyatra brought the failures of the double-engine government to public attention.
The double-engine government has failed to fulfil the promises it made to the people during the elections over the past two-and-a-half years. Farmers, youth, students, women, tribals, Dalits, minorities and people from all sections of society have been betrayed. The deteriorating law and order situation has led to an increase in violence against women.The Central Government, through the MMDR Act, has undermined the federal structure and curtailed Odisha’s economic rights. The people of the State are remembering the development trajectory of Odisha during the tenure of former Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik. There is widespread resentment among the public against the double-engine government.
BJD leaders highlighted the failures of the BJP Government before the people. The public is being betrayed under the BJP Government, which has neglected the future and prospects of the people of Odisha.Senior MLA Shri Niranjan Pujari, MLA Shri Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, MLA Smt. Barsha Singh Bariha, MLA Shri Sudarshan Haripal, State President of Biju Mahila Janata Dal Smt. Snehangini Chhuria, former Minister Smt. Rita Sahu, former MLA Shri Debesh Acharya, former MLA Smt. Dipali Das, along with several MLAs, former MLAs, former MPs and party functionaries from Western Odisha, were present at the programme.
