Bhubaneswar: National parties are remote controlled by the Centre but their state leaders are ‘voiceless’ in Odisha. Only a regional party can fight for the interest of the state, stressed BJD Supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while addressing youth at the first executive body meeting of Biju Yuva Janata Dal Committee here today.
Playing a masterstroke, the CM said, “We don’t have any bosses in Delhi. Our bosses are the four and half crore people of Odisha,”
“Congress Government in the state were remote controlled from Delhi. BJP Government in other states also follow the direction of the national leadership. National parties are bound to compromise on the distinctive requirements of a state for gains in the larger national context. State leaders of national parties neither have the voice to insist on protecting our unique heritage nor do they have the intent to do so in a hierarchical centralised national party structure. BJD is the only regional party that is working hard to preserve and promote the unique identity of Odisha,” Patnaik affirmed.