Oppn slams state govt over 'No PUCC, No Fuel' rule

The opposition BJD and Congress in Odisha criticised the BJP government's 'No PUCC, No Fuel' policy, alleging it was leading to the harassment of common people.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik of the BJD said the gross mismanagement in the enforcement of the policy caused immense hardships and inconvenience to the common people. He said the sudden announcement in December that the rule would be enforced from January 1 led to chaos with massive queues at testing centres across the state.

"The BJP government failed to prepare adequately, with no expansion of testing infrastructure, no advance planning, and no awareness campaigns on the required scale," he said.