Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and 5T Chairman Kartik Pandian on Friday criticised the opposition BJP for disrespecting Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
Pandian urged the BJP to focus on proposing innovative ideas instead of discussing non-existent issues and stated that the people of Odisha would not condone the demeaning of the CM, who is highly popular among the citizens.
“I only hope that BJP comes up with innovative ideas instead of talking about something non-existent. You are all watching Hon’ble Chief Minister. It is very unfortunate, below the belt,” Pandian was quoted by the national news agency ‘ANI’ saying,
“People of Odisha will not appreciate this kind of demeaning of Chief Minister who enjoys such popularity among the people of Odisha. I only suggest letting them come up with something innovative. It is so substandard,” Pandian added.