According to political commentator Rabi Das, the Congress has always neglected Orissa when it comes to representation in the Union Cabinet, while non-Congress governments have treated the state better. “In the last 50 years, except J B Patnaik’s ministership in the Indira Gandhi regime, Orissa has not got a Cabinet-rank minister. But in non-Congress governments, including the NDA regime between 1999 and 2004, there were two Cabinet ministers and two ministers of State. If the Congress continues to neglect Orissa like this, then why would the people of Orissa vote for the Congress?” he asked.
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