Empowerment of women is the empowerment of the nation. No household, no society, no state, no country has ever moved forward without empowering its women.
There is a great deal of reward when you do good work and people see how successful that work is and the happiness it brings to them.
Biju Babu lives in the hearts of millions of Oriyas. Our party has been named after him. People expect us to carry forward the unfinished task that Biju Babu has left for us.
Federalism is an intrinsic part of our constitutional set-up.
My main aim is poverty reduction in the state.
I would like to express my deep gratitude to the people of Bijepur Assembly constituency for having showered their blessings on the BJD.
Healthy Odisha - Happy Odisha. Let us continue our endeavour to build a prosperous and strong state.
People of our State know the commitment and sincerity with which my Government deals with issues concerning the State, including Left wing extremism.
I may be inexperienced, but at least I come with a clean heart and a clean slate.
I think of Mr Modi as a very hard-working person.
The opposition leaders are opportunistic seasonal birds. Where were they when Cyclone Phailin, Hudhud, Titli, and even drought hit Odisha? Now it's election time, they are swarming Odisha to seek votes.
My health has never been an issue.
I think regional parties are very important if they fulfil regional aspirations.
My father was against nepotism.
I get maximum satisfaction in seeing the happiness of poor people.
As far as reading is concerned, I like historical and political books and works of art.
I believe that investment in sports is investment in youth. And that, in turn, is investment in the future.
History will remember the UPA-II government for its numerous scandals, scams, and corruption, probably the maximum number ever.
The four and half crore of people in Odisha are my family, and I will serve them till the last breath.
International carriers need to be given greater role in our skies on all routes like several other large countries to make our aviation industry more efficient and competitive and prevent arbitrary pricing by monopolies.
