Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday accused the BJP of not keeping its promises made to the people in Odisha on according special category status to the state.
"According special category status for Odisha was the first agenda in BJP's 2014 poll manifesto. However, the party simply forgot it after assuming power," Patnaik said while addressing a function here on the occasion of ruling BJD's 'Jan Sampark Padayatra'.
Stating that he was "extremely happy" over the BJP's promise with the hope that people of Odisha will finally get justice, Patnaik said "the hope of the people remained in hope alone and never materialised."
Recalling how both the BJD and the BJP were fighting for the special category status for the state till 2009 before the alliance broke, he said "our fight for the status will continue till it is fulfilled."
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