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Four communal unrests in three months have tarnished the image of Odisha:Naveen Patnaik

Bhubaneswar:30/9/24: Four communal unrests in three months have tarnished the image of Odisha, said Biju Janata Dal President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Naveen Patnaik here on Monday.

Addressing the BJD leaders from Bhadrak and Sonepur districts at Sankha Bhawan, Naveen said that during the 24-year rule of the BJD government, the development of all regions and sectors of the state was given priority. Within the three months of the BJP government, the communal unrest in various parts of the state has tarnished the image of Odisha. First in Balasore, then in Khordha, Dhamnagar and Bhadrak, the communal unrest the raised questions about the performance of the BJP government, Naveen said.

Stating that peace and harmony is the identity of Odisha, Naveen advised everyone to work together to maintain it.

A lot of work has been done to reduce poverty during the BJD government, which has yielded success today. The poverty rate has come down to less than 10% from 70%. Odisha has performed well in various indicators of development, the BJD supremo said.

Naveen also urged the BJD leaders to make people aware about the good work done by the BJD government and expose the lies of BJP.

The BJD President also advised the party leaders from Bhadrak and Sonepur districts to play an active role in membership drive and Jana Samparka Padayatra

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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