BJP FOR RICH, CONG FOR POOR: RAHUL

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday launched a broadside against the BJP government in Odisha, accusing it of handing over the state's land, water, forests, and other resources to a handful of billionaires.

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Addressing a 'Sambidhan Bachao' rally at the Baramunda Ground here, Gandhi alleged that the current government does not belong to the people, but to industrialists like Adani and a few other billionaires who, he claimed, are now running the state government.

"This government has handed over land, mines, forests, and water to just four or five big industrial houses," he said.

He also blamed both the present BJP government and the previous BJD government for allowing the state's resources to be exploited by 5-6 private companies.

Gandhi claimed that it was evident Adani is running the BJP government in Odisha, citing the instance when the chariot of Lord Jagannath was allegedly stopped during the Rath Yatra for the Adani family.