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Naveen Patnaik demands minimum wage of Rs 800 and hits BJP welfare failures
Politics
Published on 1 May 2026
Frontline workers claim welfare benefits aren’t reaching them
BJD leader Naveen Patnaik marked International Labour Day by demanding India’s minimum wage be raised to Rs 800. He accused the BJP government of failing to implement welfare schemes effectively, saying frontline workers such as Mission Shakti members, Bank Mitras and ASHA workers are not getting their due benefits. Patnaik called workers the nation’s backbone and urged immediate action.
- Patnaik calls for minimum wage to be hiked to Rs 800
- He alleges welfare schemes are not being implemented properly
- Frontline workers like ASHA and Mission Shakti cite missed benefits
- Workers are framed as the backbone of the nation
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