Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is set to return from Delhi and launch the party’s annual Jan Sampark Padayatra on October 2, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti.

The month-long campaign, running until November 2, aims to raise awareness at the constituency level about the alleged failures of the BJP-led state government over the past 16 months. This year’s padayatra will focus on grassroots outreach, highlighting issues such as soaring prices, rising cases of atrocities against women, fertiliser shortages affecting farmers, and the government’s perceived assault on the Panchayati Raj system.

BJD leaders emphasise that the initiative will democratically convey public dissatisfaction and position the party as the voice of Odisha’s people under Na

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