Bhubaneswar, June 1: After the BJP, it’s now the Congress’s turn to come up with a chargesheet against the Naveen Patnaik government.
Sources said the Orissa Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) was seriously working on the document. The AICC leader and in-charge of Orissa Congress affairs, Jagdish Tytler, said: “We had a meeting today. We are working on the chargesheet. I have asked our leaders to come with more information on corruptions by the state government.”
Tytler’s statement came after three senior leaders of the party — Orissa Pradesh Congress chief K.P. Singh Deo, leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh, and chief whip of the party, Prasad Harichandan — met him in New Delhi and discussed various issues related to the state.
Tytler is likely visit the state on June 7 for two days.
Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh said: “We had a fruitful discussion today. We discussed the issue covering relating to the mining scam, dal scam, distress sale of paddy and the ongoing farmers’ suicide in the state. We are working out to prepare a detailed chargesheet. All these issues were earlier discussed on the floor of the state government.”
Singh further said the issue of poor governance and non-utilisation of central funds were also being discussed in the meeting.
On the other hand, BJD has targeted Tytler after news trickled in about the alleged corruption relating to the purchase of an aeroplane involving a whopping Rs 14 crore in 1985 when he was the aviation minister at the Centre. BJD senior leader and revenue minister Surjya Naryan Patro said: “Tytler should first come out clean before coming to Orissa. He has enjoyed a good rapport with Pune-based business man Hussain Ali Khan who was arrested by the CBI and enforcement squad.”
Reacting to the BJD’s allegation, Congress said after Tytler reached Bhubaneswar, he would give a befitting reply to the BJD.
“They are scared of Tytler. Earlier, they tried to corner Tytler by terming him as a non-Hindu. Even they had raised questions on his entry to Orissa Legislative Assembly. After being unsuccessful in their attempt, they are now targeting Tytler in other issues,” said Singh.
