Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said the Odisha government is disrespecting freedom fighters by not providing land for a Paika Rebellion memorial at Barunei proposed by the Central government.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proposed to set up a memorial to mark the bicentenary of Paika Rebellion.
But, the Odisha government did not provide land for this.
This shows disrespect by the state government to the freedom fighters, " said Adityanath at a BJP workers' meeting in Khurdha.
"We should expose the Naveen Patnaik - led government as to how it is disrespecting the freedom fighters, " said the UP Chief Minister.
Paik Rebellion, also known as Paika Bidroha, was an armed rebellion against the British East India Company's rule in Odisha in 1817.
Adityanath also criticised the Naveen Patnaik government for not joining Ayushman Bharat Yojana, not sending the list of farmers to the Centre for implementation of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi and lagging behind in toilet construction.
He alleged that the Chief Minister is not concerned about poor people and their health as the Odisha government has not implemented the Centre's Ayushman Bharat scheme in the state.
Naveen Patnaik government is not interested in the development of the state.
He was only keen on promoting his personal agenda while fooling the masses, said Adityanath.
Earlier, at Bhawanipatna in western Odisha, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister called for Odisha's support in the upcoming elections to ensure "double engine" growth with BJP governments in the Centre and the state.
Odisha will face general and assembly elections simultaneously.
"If BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) is given a chance in Odisha, the state will have a high growth rate like UP.
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