Berhampur, Former Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb on Sunday claimed that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will be eliminated in this election not by the BJP but by his ally VK Pandian.
Addressing an election rally in Berhampur, Deb said that if the chief minister's father Biju Patnaik was alive he would have been sad to see the state being run by an "outsider".
"The people of Odisha have given you respect. But, you are not doing justice to them. Why won't the elected representatives run the state? Did the people vote for you so that Pandian can run the government?" he asked, taking aim at the Chief Minister.
He said, "Naveen-babu...not BJP, Pandian will destroy you in this election."
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Deb said that Odisha is rich in natural resources and hardworking people live here.
"Then why would an outsider run the government? Is there not a single qualified person here to run the state?" He asked.
Deb said, "Patnaik has served the people and I respect him and his late father but now the time has come that Patnaik should retire."
He called upon party workers to "free" Odisha from "outsiders".
"Hand over Odisha to PM Narendra Modi for five years, he will make it number one in the state," he said.
Lok Sabha elections and assembly elections will be held simultaneously in Odisha in four phases starting from May 13.
The state has 21 Lok Sabha seats and a 147-member assembly.
Addressing an election rally in Berhampur, Deb said that if the chief minister's father Biju Patnaik was alive he would have been sad to see the state being run by an "outsider".
"The people of Odisha have given you respect. But, you are not doing justice to them. Why won't the elected representatives run the state? Did the people vote for you so that Pandian can run the government?" he asked, taking aim at the Chief Minister.
He said, "Naveen-babu...not BJP, Pandian will destroy you in this election."
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Deb said that Odisha is rich in natural resources and hardworking people live here.
"Then why would an outsider run the government? Is there not a single qualified person here to run the state?" He asked.
Deb said, "Patnaik has served the people and I respect him and his late father but now the time has come that Patnaik should retire."
He called upon party workers to "free" Odisha from "outsiders".
"Hand over Odisha to PM Narendra Modi for five years, he will make it number one in the state," he said.
Lok Sabha elections and assembly elections will be held simultaneously in Odisha in four phases starting from May 13.
The state has 21 Lok Sabha seats and a 147-member assembly.
