Bhubaneswar, Sept. 2 -- As BJD launched its membership drive at party headquarters in Bhubaneswar today, Opposition slammed the ruling party over making Aadhaar linking mandatory for such membership.
While BJP accused BJD of threatening existing beneficiaries and contriving to include ineligible beneficiaries in government schemes through such Aadhaar linking exercise, Congress called it a political gimmick to woo voters.
"The same BJD which was against Aadhaar has now made it mandatory for its party membership. By doing this they will threaten the existing beneficiaries and use government schemes to strong-arm them," said Odisha BJP vice-president, Samir Mohanty.
Former Pradesh Congress Committee President, Jayadev Jena, said, "By makin...