BJD Slams BJP Government Over Deteriorating Law and Order, Development in Odisha

BJD slams ruling party, law and order situation worsens, development hampers Bhubaneswar, 31/12 (Bureau): Odisha The law and order situation in the state has deteriorated in the last 18 months under the BJP rule. In the last 18 months, 40,947 cases of violence against women, mineral resources and revenue have increased. During this period, 40,947 cases of violence against women have been registered across the state. Incidents of rape and suicide for justice have condemned and shamed Odisha across the country. At the end of the year, the BJD has slammed the state government for such inaction. At a press conference at Shankha Bhawan, the three Odisha MPs and national spokesperson Dr. Sasmit Patra and spokesperson Dr. Lenin Mohanty showed a long list of government failures. Dr. Patra said that Odisha has become infamous at the national level for its disastrous law and order situation during the BJP rule. The incident of beating up a government official by the son of the former governor was the root cause of this. BJP SAGO Nua Odisha workers terrorized the BMC office. The incident of beating up an additional commissioner was discussed in the national media. Odisha has become the eighth most crime-prone state in the country in terms of crime. If the law and order situation does not improve, the development of the state is hampered. The revenue from major minerals has come down from Rs 50,000 crore to Rs 34,000 crore. Minor mineral resource revenue has also decreased from Rs 1485 crore to Rs 600 crore. On the other hand, 20 exams have been cancelled in the last 18 months. Dr. Mohanty said, this year has been the year of gang rape. Starting from Bali Harchandi in Gopalpur and Puri to the rape and murder of minor girls in Dhauli and Rourkela, Odisha has been targeted and condemned. America has declared Odisha's tourist destination Ligu Dee unsafe for women. It has banned American citizens from coming to Odisha. Odisha was condemned all over the world. There was a riot in the city of brotherhood, Cuttack. Therefore, he demanded that the government give priority to restoring law and order next year.