Union Ministers Tomar, Gurjar fail to attend BJP's 'Vikas

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Press Trust of India Rourkela
Last Updated : Jun 06 2016 | 10:42 PM IST
Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar today failed to turn up at the much-hyped 'Vikas Utsav' of BJP in this steel city, organised to commemorate two years of NDA government at the Centre.
Apart from the Union Steel and Mines Minister, Union MoS for Social Justice and Empowerment Krishan Pal Gurjar was also unable to attend the event, making it lacklustre even as the state BJP was in a fix over the party's Rourkela MLA Dilip Ray keeping away from the programme.
The MLA left for Kolkata after voicing displeasure over delay in setting up of a medical college and upgradation of Ispat General Hospital into a super-speciality hospital in Rourkela despite promises made by the Centre.
The only consolation for the party was the presence of local MP and Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram.
Addressing the event, Oram said, "We have achieved many notable things in the last two years," and listed different programmes, like Swachh Bharat, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao and other such initiatives of the Narendra Modi government.
On foreign policy, he claimed, "Today India's image in the international arena has changed drastically and this is due to the untiring efforts of Modiji."
"Corruption, as promised by Modiji during the last Lok Sabha election, is nowhere to be seen today and this I shall say is one of our biggest achievements," Oram said.
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First Published: Jun 06 2016 | 10:42 PM IST

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