Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Odisha next month to mark the one-year anniversary of the BJP government in the State.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has extended an invitation to the Prime Minister during the meeting of the NDA chief Ministers in New Delhi, said Excise and Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan.
The state government will celebrate the anniversary from June 4 to 14. Additionally, the Prime Minister has been invited to attend the Rath Yatra in Puri, along with Chief Ministers of all NDA-ruled states and Union Ministers, informed Deputy Chief Minister Parvati Parida.
Rath Yatra will be celebrated on June 27 in Puri. CM Majhi has invited PM Modi to witness this divine event.
Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari had earlier said that the Chief Minister Majhi is in touch with the Prime Minister’s Office regarding the visit. He added that most promises made by the BJP government in Odisha have been fulfilled. He wants that the Prime Minister and other Union Cabinet members attend the program.