Naveen accuses BJP government of tarnishing Odisha's image in two-and-a-half years

Bhubaneswar, Oct 9 (UNI) Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Friday accused the BJP-led government in Odisha of tarnishing the state's image within two-and-a-half years, alleging that its policies and governance had undermined the development gains made during the BJD's tenure. Addressing a public outreach padayatra organised by the BJD in the Bhubaneswar North Assembly constituency on the birth anniversary of Utkalmani Pandit Gopabandhu Das, Patnaik called upon party workers to reach out to people in every household and highlight what he described as the failures of the state government. Patnaik said Odisha had emerged as a model…