Naveen harps on central neglect with respect to mineral royalty and Railways; hope those will be his first priorities after the elections
Elections 2009 April 7th. 2009, 10:36pmFollowing is an excerpt from a report in Times of India.
Launching a scathing attack at the UPA and NDA, Patnaik said these alliances work on national agenda and a state’s interest is never a priority for them. "Orissa has been a victim of discrimination, particularly when it came to coal and mineral royalty and rail connectivity both during UPA and NDA regimes," Pattnaik said. "Leaders of different political parties from other states now touring Orissa and shedding crocodile tears, but they will not be successful here," Patnaik said.