Odisha Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik o✨n Saturday alleged that the opposition parties are spreading lies and shedding crocodile tears.
Addressing election rallies in tribal dominated Koraput and Nabar💯angpur Lok Sabha constituencies Patnaik asked the people whether they are happy with his government.
Patnaik also asked the people whether Naveen Patnaik is a good person and whether welfare schemes beneficial for the poor and trib🍬al people of the re🅠gion are reaching them.
The people 💛responded by saying 'Yes' and shouted Naveen Patnaik Zindabad slogans.
"If Naveen Patnaik is good, then bless h🔴im and vote in conch symbol," Patnaik told the gathering.
"The opposition parties are sp🐎readin♒g lies and shedding crocodile tears for the people," Patnaik said.
Patnaik's close aide V K Pandian, BJD's Nabarngpur Lok Sabha candidate Pradeep M🌜ajhi, Koraput LS candidate Kausalya Hikaka and nominees of different assembly seats were pres♐ent at the meeting.
Both Pandian and Majhi came down heavily on the opposition and alleged that BJP leaders were opposing several welfare schemes and also Shree Jagannath Te✱mple Heritꦰage Corridor project.
The BJD leaders told the people about the s🍎tate government's flagship schemes like school transformation, Mission Shakti, Kalia Yojana for farmers, Mamata Yojana for pregnant women, renovation of temples, mosques, churches and improvement of place of worships of tribal people.