BJD president Naveen Patnaik invites PM Modi to his swearing-in ceremony

Bhubaneswar: BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday retorted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement mentioning that ‘Naveen Babu’s time is up.’
Speaking at an election rally in Basta area in Odisha’s Balasore district, Mr Patnaik said he wanted to have Modi as a ‘guest’ in his swearing-in ceremony post declaration of election results.

“The PM, during his election rally in Kendrapara on Tuesday, had stated that he would visit Odisha again after dislodging BJD government. However, with the blessings of people here, BJD has already secured majority in the Assembly after the third phase polls,” said the septuagenarian leader.

“I humbly invite him (Modi) to attend the oath-taking ceremony of BJD government as a guest,” Mr Patnaik said.

Modi, while addressing a public meeting at Barua ground in Kendrapara, launched a direct attack on Naveen Patnaik for the first time stating that ‘Naveen Babu’s time is up and his exit is certain’.

“Naveen Babu, your time is up now. No one can save you now, not even a handful of officers. People of Odisha are in a mood to bid you adieu with anger,” Modi had said.