Bhubaneswar, October 14: BJD president and Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Odisha Government in the State alleging that farmers, women, middle class families, poor people and Gen Z are the worst sufferer under the double-engine government.

Addressing party’s Jan Sampark padayatra in Bhubaneswar Central Assembly constituency, Patnaik said while development had been the primary agenda of the BJD government, the present “double-engine government” was prioritising the interests of its own party over public welfare.

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“Everyone is suffering under this government. Farmers, women, senior citizens, the poor and the middle class are all facing difficulties. The future of Gen Z is in dark,” alleged the former Chief Minister.

Patnaik also expressed concern over the continued rise in prices of essential commodities, stating that the burden was affecting people across different sections of society.

“Despite these difficulties, the government continues to remain indifferent to the problems faced by common people,” said Patnaik.

The BJD supremo also alleged that the BJP government ranked “number one in the country” in terms of incompetence.

He urged party workers to reach out to the people and raise awareness about the government's failures and expose its shortcomings.

Rajya Sabha member Subhashish Khuntia, Bhubaneswar North MLA Sushant Rout and Bhubaneswar Central MLA Ananta Narayan Jena, Begunia MLA Pradip Sahu Bhubaneswar Mayor Sulochana Das and former Minister Ashok Panda also participated in the public outreach drive and addressed the party workers.