Bhubaneswar, Jan 8: Odisha Congress will kick-start a 20-day-long Jana Sampark Bus Yatra from January 21. The Yatra will cover all the 147 Assembly constituencies of the state. The decision was taken at a meeting held by the newly appointed AICC in-charge Dr. Ajoy Kumar here on Sunday.
OPCC president Sarat Pattanayak said senior leaders of the party will be part of the yatra. The AICC in charge, the PCC chief along with senior leaders will move around the state in a special bus. During the bus yatra, the senior leaders would reach major towns and sensitize the party workers about the misgovernance of Modi and Naveen governments.
Similarly, the joint campaign with all the 17 INDIA constituents will be held at district headquarters.
AICC in-charge Dr. Ajoy Kumar instructed the partymen to form district and Block committee within 10 days. He also asserted that Congress would form the government in Odisha this time.
Addressing media persons here, the AICC in-charge said BJD and BJP already have a tacit understanding for the 2024 elections. While BJP will be allowed to have more Lok Sabha seats in the state, the BJD will have a lions’ share of Assembly seats. The understanding between the BJD and BJP is “Aap Delhi mein khush raho, hum idhar khush hain (You remain happy at the Centre, we are happy here,” Kumar said.
