JAJPUR,03/12(PPT): Former Dharamasala MLA Pranab Kumar Balabantray Said the performance of BJP government in the first 100 days shows that the state’s development has gone two steps backward during the period. Without getting down to the serious business of governance, the government has been busy changing names of schemes. Referring to the BJP government’s flagship scheme Subhadra Yojana, Pranab said women of the state have been cheated. The BJP had promised vouchers of Rs 50,000 to every woman in Odisha, but the time period has been extended from two years to five years. Besides, the entire assistance will be paid in 10 installments which will in no way help women empowerment. Alleging that there is no control of the government on the law and order situation, Pranab said no action has so far been taken against the son of the Governor who assaulted a government employee at the Raj Bhavan in Puri. The assault on an army official and his fiancée inside Bharatpur police station points to the extent of deterioration in the law and order situation, he added. the government has failed to bring prices of potato and onion under control. It has also not initiated any measure to create employment opportunities for lakhs of unemployed youths in the state, He said. “Tribal development has become a distant dream under the BJP government,” noting ongoing protests for forest land rights across the state & “If the country can elect a tribal president and the state a tribal chief minister, it’s inaccurate to claim there are no suitable candidates for teaching posts.” Pranab alleged that the current government had halted rice provisions to poor tribal families, leaving them in dire conditions. “The state government has stopped rice supplies for poor tribals, forcing them to resort to mango kernel gruel for survival. Two have died, and others are being treated. This is a heartbreaking outcome,” he stated. He Said BJP government of undermining the food security efforts established during his own tenure. He highlighted that the previous BJD government had introduced a state-specific food security scheme to supplement the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and ensure sufficient grain supplies for those in need. “During our administration, people received adequate grains. We created a separate food security scheme for those not covered under the NFSA. Now, the current government has dismantled these efforts, pushing people into situations where they must rely on mango kernels for food,” he said. He also urged the BJD’s youth and student wings to actively counter what he described as “anti-BJD propaganda” from rival parties on social media platform.