Odisha people are very musical. Our music industry has got many talented artists from Odisha. They love music a lot.
In Odisha, we have concentrated on people and their development. We hope to take Odisha to new heights.
Odisha faces natural calamities almost every year. The assistance we get from the Centre is mostly for temporary restoration of infrastructure. We have to spend a lot from state's own funds to work for the long-term. This puts too much stress on our finances. Precisely for this reason, Odisha should be considered for special category status.
The opposition leaders are opportunistic seasonal birds. Where were they when Cyclone Phailin, Hudhud, Titli, and even drought hit Odisha? Now it's election time, they are swarming Odisha to seek votes.
The Indian voter today is very mature. He votes in one fashion in the Lok Sabha elections, he votes in a different manner in the State Assembly elections. We have seen this. In 2014, the General Elections conincided with the Odisha Assembly elections. The same electorate gave one judgement for Odisha and another judgement for Delhi. So this country's voter is very mature and we should trust his maturity.
Odisha is a peaceful state; the people will not stand for violence in a democracy.
When I took over in 2000, Odisha was in a terrible financial state due to various policies, some of them unpopular.
We are a regional party, and our interests are for the people of Odisha.
We prefer to be isolated in Odisha. That is a policy of equidistance, and going it alone has served us well in the past.
Whether it's Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana or Odisha, we have seen similar patterns - hostile local politics transform into conciliation of some kind after the state elections.
I trust the people of Odisha.
I believe in constructive cooperation from the central government for any development and welfare schemes for Odisha. I want to work in cooperation with them for the development of the state.
The government of Odisha believes in constructive cooperation with the Centre.
Modi doesn't seem to be interested in Odisha. I certainly feel that.
Whenever I go to Odisha, I make it a point to converse in Odia.
I am committed and content to work for the people of Odisha. I have no national ambitions whatsoever.