Bhubaneswar, May 30: Senior BJP leader and Union Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on the last day of poll campaign in Odisha for the final phase of the simultaneous Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections on June 1.

Pradhan addressed five public rallies in Bhadrak, Balasore and Jajpur Parliamentary constituencies of the state today and urged the people to vote in favour of BJP candidate both in Lok Sabha and State Assembly polls in order to make Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of the country for the third consecutive term as well as to make a "double engine"  government in Odisha.

Speaking at Simulia in Balasore Lok Sabha constituency, Pradhan targeted the 25-year-old "inefficient and corrupt" BJD government for "betraying" the Odia people.

"The ruling BJD had betrayed the people of Odisha who showered the blessing to the party for 25 years. Time has come to put a full stop on the 25-year-rule of the BJD this time," he said.  

Addressing the BJP's 'Vijay Sankalp Samabesh' at Jajpur, Pradhan recalled the glorious past of Odisha and raised the issue of Odia Asmita (Odia pride). He also slammed the outsourced Gumasta (VK Pandian) and his "Slave" (Pranab Prakash Das, also known as Bobby Das). "The game of BJD rule will be over in Jajpur this time," he asserted.

During his speech at Bari in Jajpur Parliamentary constituency, Pradhan reiterated BJP's poll promises.

"If BJP voted to power in Odisha-- paddy will be procured from farmers at Rs 3,100 per quintal; every woman will receive a cash voucher of Rs 50,000 under 'Subhadra Yojana'; Rs 3,000 monthly pension for all senior citizens; construction of 15 lakh houses for the needy people; 300 units of free electricity; free toilet and free cooking gas connection to every household and so on and so forth," he listed the BJP's poll promises.  

Similarly, addressing a rally at Sukinda in Jajpur Lok Sabha segment, the Union Minister said, " Jajpur is rich with natural resources, but no development has taken place in Sukinda and other parts of the district because the ruling BJD has been looting the mines and minerals for the last 25 years. "  

The Union Minister asserted that BJP will win all the 21 Lok Sabha seats in Odisha this time as well as form the government in the state with clear majority in the Assembly polls.

Notably, voting for the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections is being held simultaneously in Odisha in four phases from May 13 to June 1.

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