Patnaik: 'I stand by Barsha Singh Bariha, like a father, like a brother, like a mentor' Bariha defeated BJPs Pradip Purohit from Padampur by a margin of over 42,000 votes . Patnaik: 'A woman like that is reprobable, to be rude.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) — During a video message to the saffron party, Biju Janata Dal president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik urged the Bharatiya Janata Party that people in his state would never tolerate disrespect towards women.Bariha defeated BJPs Pradip Purohit from Padampur by a margin of over 42,000 votes on Thursday.The people of Padampur have won this war.In his video message in Odia, Patnaik expressed sadness at the way the Bharatiya Janata Party treated Bariha with personal attacks, showing total disrespect towards an educated woman in pain.
I think it was not just a sad thing for me alone, but also for all the Odisha women, he said.Losing and winning in politics and contesting the elections are two entirely different things.But a woman like that is reprobable, to be rude.I stand by Barsha Singh Bariha, like a father, like a brother, like a mentor, he said.In his video message to Odia, Patnaik thanked the people and lakhs of Biju Janta Dal workers for their hard work and determination, and there was a serious problem: some Union Ministers attempted to deceive the Odisha and Padampur communities. This doesn't look right.You (BJP) are at the heart of the issue, and we are at the state.In the Assembly bye-elections on Thursday, Barsha Singh Bariha claimed to be indebted to the Padampur people and that all the promises made will be fulfilled, according to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who added that Bariha's victory came about as a result of his efforts.I would like to finish all of my father's projects that were halted due to his death.