By Express News Service
PARADIP: A day forward of ULB polls, 5 BJD leaders together with basic secretary of city BJD unit Saroj Parida have been suspended from the celebration for allegedly indulging in anti celebration actions. The 5 are contesting as impartial candidates below the banner of Aama Paradip Aama Pragati (APAP) celebration supported by commerce unions.
If sources are to be believed, factionalism throughout the BJD right here got here to the fore after celebration leaders reportedly ignored some grassroots staff aspiring to struggle elections. Rather they took BJP and the Congress supporters into confidence and gave them the celebration tickets. The BJD rebels at the moment are contesting in opposition to the celebration candidates to make their win tough by dividing votes, sources added.
President of city BJD unit, Paradip, Basant Kumar Biswal knowledgeable that basic secretary of city BJD unit Saroj Parida contesting from ward no 19, Jagannath Rao from ward no 18, Lova Behera from ward no 3, Santosh Biswal ward no 14 and Golakh Sahoo from ward no 15 have been suspended for his or her anti celebration actions. The rebels nevertheless really feel that their contesting the elections has panicked the celebration leaders and the suspension was imminent.
General secretary of city BJD unit Parida mentioned we’re not concerned in anti-party actions however the individuals on the helm have indulged in petty politics by giving celebration ticket to candidates from different events ignoring us who’ve slogged all these years for the celebration. “Local voters will give the party a befitting reply in the polls,” he added.