Rahul Gandhi addresses rally at Umerkote

Nabarangpur: Basant Rath.

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Monday accused the Naveen Patnaik government of diverting money sent by the central government for welfare of tribals.  While addressing rally at Indira Gandhi stadium at Sanabharandi of Umerkote  he said though the centre sends thousands of crores under tribal sub-plan for the welfare of tribals the amount is not reaching the beneficiaries at the village level. The state government diverting it for other purposes, Gandhi said.

The state is rich   but its people are poor. The main reason is state government is giving up your wealth to a handful of mafia who loot mineral resources of Odisha and become rich, the poor and tribal people do not get any benefit. The money that the minerals in the state raise do not reach you and your money earned from mines and minerals are going to others pockets, while the state government is unable to utilise the fund run schools, hospitals and employment.

Rahul Gandhi said the Congress has always protected the interests of all sections of people, be they farmers, poor or tribals. My father Rajiv Gandhi or he himself, his family has a special bond with the tribals of the state. Raising the Niyamgiri issue he said keeping in mind the tribal community’s protest against Vedanta Group’s proposed alumina refinery plant in the Niyamgiri hill the congress stood with you and we have fought for the tribals of Niyamgiri, the gram sabha’s and the people together saved the hills he said.

Congress is continuing its fight for the rights of dalit, poor tribal people of Odisha, former prime Minister Rajeev Gandhi used to visit the place. My family has continued to share a special relation with you. So I love to visit Odisha especially these tribal pockets, Rahul Gandhi said.

He told the gathering that Railway will be soon in this tribal dominated Nabarangpur district.  Speaking on Food security bill, the Congress scion said the Centre brought the food bill to ensure a hunger-free society, it was unfortunate that Food Security Act was not implemented in the state.

Highlighting the programmes launched in the last 10 years by the Congress-led government, he said crores of people are benefiting from the employment guarantee schemes and the scheduled tribes and other forest dwellers act.  He also said the Congress gave the right to food to ensure food security to the poor and the right to information to bring transparency in governance.

 Gandhi said his party has also taken measures for empowerment of women "We gave 50 percent reservation to women in panchayats. Our efforts will be to pass the women reservation bill so that 33 percent reservation is available for women in the assemblies and parliament. He further said Congress-led UPA government established medical institute like AIIIMS, top engineering institute like IIT, he said.

He criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance, saying people in the NDA say they will bring progress, but they never utter a word on farmers, poor or tribals.

He was welcomed by State Congress leaders including OPCC president Jaydev Jena and AICC general secretary BK Hariprasad,  Nabarangpur MP candidate Pradeep Majhi, district president Narayan Patro,  MLA candidates Sadan Nayak, Bhujabala Majhi, Uldhar Majhi, and Jatindra Gond, among others.

Five candidates filed nominations for Nabarangpur Parliamentary seat.

Nabarangpur:

Ruling BJD candidate Balabhadra Majhi, filed nomination papers for Nabarangpur parliament seat here on Friday.  Majhi  along with Minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi, sitting MLAs Manohar Randhari, Subash Gond, Zilla Parisad President Motiram Nayak, who is  also BJD candidate for Dabugam assembly seat came in a huge rally with hundreds of his supporters to the Collectorate office from Maa Bhandar Gharani temple.

Speaking to mediapersons, Balabhadra Majhi, (BJD) said railway will be top agenda and he would work for overall development of the constituency. Thanking BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik for choosing him, Majhi said we would easily sail through riding on the development agenda and popularity of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

Similarly Parshuram Majhi, BJP candidate filed his nomination papers with a rally, Gopinath Jani, (BSP), Chandradwaj Majhi, (Ind) also filed nomination papers before the collector Shyam Sundar Nayak on Friday. Earlier sitting Congress MP Pradeep Kumar Majhi,  filed his
nomination paper on Wednesday

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Triangular LS contest likely in Nabarangpur.

Nabarangpur:While Congress has announced the name of its present MP Pradeep Majhi, former MP Parsuram Majhi is the BJP candidate and the ruling BJD has named Balabhadra Majhi, a former engineer in the railway department, as its candidate for the Nabarangpur constituency

Speaking to this media BJD Candidate Balabhadra Majhi, said Congress has failed to keep its pre-poll promises made to people of the constituency before the 2009 election. Railway still a distant dream for the tribals of Nabarangpur and Malkangiri. The state government has already announced for a government for the area. Special care of the tribals has been taken by the Naveen Patnaik government and I am hopeful to win the election with a huge margin," he said

Sixteen arrested in Umerkote court violent attack case

Nabarangpur: Police on Sunday arrested 16 persons including three women in in connection with the ransacking of the Umerkote sub-judge court room in Nabarangpur district on Thursday by an irate mob following the mysterious death of a home guard who was on night duty at the sub treasury in the same premises on Wednesday.

It may be recalled here that hundreds of villagers including women of nearby Sanakumari village had ransacked the sub judge office here following the mysterious death of home guard Paduram Bhatra, a fellow villager. Bhatra was found hanging from the ceiling in an office room. The angry villagers alleging that the home guard had been murdered, resorted to stone pelting at policemen and ransacked judges’chambers also injuring at least four policemen in the action, following which the police had to resort to baton charging.

ENGINEER BALABHADRA MAJHI, DECLARED AS BJD MP CANDIDATE OF NABARANGPUR

Nabarangpur: 
Ruling Biju Janata Dal, declares Balabhadra Majhi, as MP candidate of Nabarangpur lok sabha constituency.  Mr. Majhi a National Institute of Technology (NIT) pass-out engineer, Who worked as Chief Project Manager of Railway Bhubaneswar.  He hails from Chandahandi' and student of Panebedha highschool. 
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Umerkote Bar seized all court works in protest against the violent attack on Sub-judge Court:

Umerkote: By Our Correspondent

The advocates of Umekote bar Association seized all court works in protest against the violent   incident    happened on Thursday inside the sub-judge court premises.  The mob who were in conflict with the police  following  a  suicidal  death of a home guard posted in the Sub- Treasury   office adjacent to the Sub-judge court   on Wednesday day night   abruptly became   violent  and entered inside the court  premises  ransacked court materials and manhandled  with the court staff.

The association members called an emergency meet and strongly protested to the sordid act of the mob and criticized   the police for not taking caring   step prior to the incident. Further the advocates decided not to take the cases of the culprits who were responsible for the ugly incident   restraining themselves from any court work  today.  They further demanded to take prompt action against the culprits and to shift the Sub-treasury office functioning inside the court premises. Among others Bar President Jaydeb Parida, Secretary Srinibas Patnaik, App Monoha Mohanty, senior advocate Jhadeswar Mohanty,  B.K Patro, P.K Sahu, Sankar Dey, Bipin Hial, Kamal Gain were present.