After keeping himself away from public events for several months due to health issues, opposition BJD president Naveen Patnaik is all set to reappear in public on his 79th birth day on October 16 and join the party’s annual Jan Sampark Padyatra.
On the day, Odisha’s five-time chief minister is scheduled to lead the party’s march at Ganga Nagar Palli under Ekamra-Bhubaneswar assembly segment, said BJD’s Bhubaneswar district president Ashok Panda.
The regional outfit in a statement also appealed to the people to join the BJD’s march.
During the annual and month-long padyatra programme, the BJD while in power used to highlight the state’s welfare schemes among people. Now in Opposition, for the first time, the BJD will highlight the alleged failure of the BJP government, Panda said.
Sources said that Patnaik may address the public on the day before walking some steps on the Jan Sampark Padyatra.
From the state capital, Patnaik may give some message to the people of Nuapada where the
