BJP-BJD "partnership" in Odisha: Rahul Gandhi during Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra

Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the BJP and BJD has a partnership in Odisha and the Congress has been opposing them to protect the interest of the people of the state reported news agency PTIGandhi resumed his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Odishas steel city RourkelaRahul Gandhi during Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra Naveen Patnaik and Narendra Modi run a partnership government in OdishaIn a brief speech he said As you know Naveen Patnaik and Narendra Modi run a partnership government in Odisha They both have joined hands and work in tandem I find in Parliament that BJD supports the BJP The BJD people also disturb us at the instance of BJP reported PTIGandhi claimed that it is the Congress party alone which has been opposing the BJDBJP combine for the people of OdishaGandhi said I have come to Odisha to open a shop of love in the market of hatred Nafrat ki bazaar me mohabbat ki dukan khulne aaya huRahul Gandhi during Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra 30 lakh people have migrated to other states for their livelihoodThe Congress leader also came down heavily on Odishas BJD government saying that as many as 30 lakh people from the state have migrated as labourers to other states for livelihood as the state government was not working for them reported PTIWhile 30 lakh people have migrated to other states for their livelihood 30 crorepati from outside Odisha have come here to loot the states wealth Gandhi said reported PTIHe said Odisha has a huge population of tribals but they along with Dalits are being neglected in the state by the government I have come here to listen to your Maan ki baat for 67 hours and speak a little for 15 minutes Gandhi said reported PTIHe said the biggest problem in Odisha is unemployment as industries are not functioning properly reported PTIRahul Gandhi during Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra Rahul Gandhi offers prayers at Vedvyas temple in RourkelaEarlier Gandhi began his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Odishas steel city by offering prayer at Vedvyas Shiv temple and started a 34kmlong padayatra from Uditnagar to Panposh ChhakAccompanied by AICC Odisha incharge Ajoy Kumar and OPCC President Sarat Patnaik the Congress leader mingled with the peopleGandhi is scheduled to take a lunch break at Bisra Munda Ground at Ranibandh and attend two more gatherings at Kutra and Baragaon later in the afternoonThereafter he will resume his yatra from Ranibandh and address a rally at Rajgangpur He will undertake another 1km padayatra in Sundargarh town from Bus Stand Chhak Sundargarh via Stadium Chhak to SBI Chhak following which he will address another public meeting before retiring for the night at Amlipali Ground in JharsugudaWith inputs from PTI