Bhubaneswar: The upcoming general election is the last chance to save the constitution, and electoral democracy in the country, said AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge while addressing a huge gathering, at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar.
He kicked off the election campaign in Odisha with a massive rally, titled ‘Odisha Bachao Samavesh’ followed by a closed-door meeting with around 90 party leaders at the Congress State headquarters.
Kharge, in his address, highlighted the contribution of Congress party to the State. He lauded the good relationships between Biju Patnaik and Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru.
The top Congress leader said that Paradip Port, Rourkela Steel Plant, Chilka Naval Academy, Rail coach factory at Mancheswar, HAL Ordnance factory were established in Odisha during the Congress rule. Congress has gifted the Institute of Physics, NISER, and AIIMS, he said.
In a veiled attack on Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, Kharge said: “People scared of threats from BJP are leaving friendship, party and alliance. How can democracy and the constitution be saved in the presence of such timid people.”
The AICC president also took a dig at the state and central government over rampant unemployment among the youths despite huge vacancies in various sectors.
