By. Basant Rath, Journalist.
The district congress committee launched Jana Jagarana  and Krusuka Banchao pada yatra from 10 Feb  from Saheed Smruti stambha, and On 17 Feb the team  will reach at Hirli near Nabarangpur town.
On the 10th Feb, a meeting was held at the Papadahandi, DCC President, Narayan Patro presided over the meeting,  OPCC working  president Chandra Sekhar Sahu, MLA, Dabugam, Bhujabala Majhi, Former MLAs, Bhalu Bainipati, and Sadan Nayak, DCC President, Koraput Meenakhi Bainipati, DCC, President Malkangiri, Govinda Patro, Nabarangpur,Zilla Parisad President, Bhagirathi Nayak, District Youth Congress President, Bhima Harijan, District, Students congress, President, Sanjaya Nayak, Women congress leaders, Nagratnam, Kamala Barala, along with Somanath Bissoy, spoke on the occasion.  Mr. Sahu slams the BJD, govt. on the Dal, Mines, Coal, Land, scams fails to provide proper compensation to the farmers in the recent crop losses demanded the resignation of the CM. Naveen Patnaik.
The massive pada yatra  would be a reply of the Congress to the anti-Centre campaign launched by the BJD all over the district and state, said  MP and Youth congress President, Pradeep Majhi. He further alleged that the BJD  govt has involved in several scams, only alleging UPA govt, The main aim of the pada yatra being organised by the congress  party to highlight popular programmes of UPA govt at the village level and also  to expose the all-round failure of the BJD Government.
Among others District Youth Congress President, Bhima Harijan, District, Students congress, President, Sanjaya Nayak, Women congress leaders, Nagratnam, Kamala Barala, along with thousands of congress wokers present at the meeting. Later a padayatra headed by the MP and OPYC,president, Pradeep Majhi, DCC, President, Narayan Patro, marched to Tandaguda, Sorisapadar, Sirsi, Mokia, Dengaguda, Boxguda, Kodinga, Dongriguda, Kosagumuda, organizing meetings at the villages the pada yatra will reach at Hirli,near Nabarangpur town  on 17.Feb. The massive pada yatra  would be a reply of the Congress to the anti-Centre campaign launched by the BJD all over the district said, DCC, President, Narayan Patro. Dabugam MLA, Bhujabala Majhi, said  that the BJD, govt has involved in several scams, Dal Scam, multi-crore mining scam, coal scam, land scam, even fail to provide compensation to the farmers of the state. . The main aim of the pada yatra being organised by the congress  party at the village level to expose the all-round failure of the BJD Government.