Criticism pours in for Sambit Patra's Puri campaign video

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra was criticised on social media after he shared a video on Twitter in which he was having food cooked by a poor woman on firewood. Ruling BJD slammed him saying it shows the failure of Ujjwala Yojana.

Bhubaneswar: BJP's spokesperson and candidate for Puri Lok Sabha constituency Sambit Patra's poll campaign drew criticism on social media for the failure of Ujjwala Yojana.

Patra shared a video on Twitter as a part of his poll campaign in which he was seen having food cooked by a woman in a poor household in Puri district of Odisha. He was sighted sharing the food with the woman cooking and serving them.

He wrote sharing the video, "This is my house. The mother served me food cooked by her. I also fed her. I know serving humans is serving God."

Unfortunately, the woman in the video was cooking the food on a wood fire and serving it to Sambit Patra and his campaign team.

Patra was trolled on social media as criticisms poured in regarding the failure of Ujjwala scheme which ensures LPG connections to women hailing from Below Poverty Line (BPL) households.

The ruling Biju Janata Dal slammed Patra and said, "Sambit Patra has proved the success story of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana."

BJD spokesperson Sasmit Patra, commenting on the video, said, "BJP's false claims were exposed in this video." He also alleged corruption in the Ujjwala Yojana.

Another Facebook user Tapan Das said, "Ujjwala is a successful scheme which has been proven in this video."

Questioning the BJP government, a Facebook user said, "What is the use of Ujjwala Yojana when poor women are still cooking on firewood."

Sambit Patra was recently in controversy for flaunting an idol of Lord Jagannath during a roadshow in Puri.