Puri, April 19 -- Ahead of the third and fourth phase polls, BJD supremo and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has intensified campaigning for his party candidates and is leaving no stone unturned to corner and target the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The BJD chief today played the 'Chilika card' and accused that the BJP-led government at the Centre conspired to sell Chilika which provides livelihood to thousands of fishermen in the State.
While addressing a public meeting at Banpur, Patnaik said, "The BJP government conspired to sell Chilika. The BJD government stopped the conspiracy as Chilika is like our mother and pride. We will not allow anybody to destroy Chilika."
Patnaik also targeted the Centre over the coastal highway project.
"The Sta...