Odisha Speaker, two ministers resign, spark reshuffle talk about
By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: In a sudden political development, Speaker of Odisha Assembly Bikram Keshari Arukha, and two ministers of state – Sameer Ranjan Das and Srikant Sahu, tendered their resignation setting off speculation on an imminent reshuffle inside the Naveen Patnaik ministry ahead of the 2024 elections. The concessions have taken all people with out warning as they received right here at a time when the chief minister is on a go to to New Delhi. Naveen will return on Saturday though no further resignations are anticipated.
However, an immediate ministerial reshuffle is not attainable as Governor Ganeshi Lal is out of state on a go to to Haryana. He shall be once more solely on May 22. BJD sources though hinted that the Governor may decrease transient his go to and return early. There shall be further readability after the CM’s return, they acknowledged.
Arukha’s resignation as Speaker has important political implications for the BJD. He is anticipated to be reinducted into the ministry and given the responsibility of strengthening the celebration organisation in Ganjam, Naveen’s residence district. Sources acknowledged the BJD organisation in Ganjam has develop to be directionless as a result of the ultimate a lot of months as a result of illness of former Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro.
Besides, inside the newest months, there was a re-emergence of former minister and strongman Pradeep Panigrahy inside the political space. Panigrahy had been expelled from BJD over corruption charges. He has started concentrating on the BJD by touring completely totally different areas of the district. However, the Speaker acknowledged he resigned from the submit for personal causes. “I have discharged my duty as the Speaker with honesty and sincerity. I will work with all commitment any work assigned to me by the organisation or government,” he acknowledged.
Arukha is a five-time MLA from Bhanjanagar constituency in Ganjam district. He had taken over as Speaker in the middle of the cabinet reshuffle in June remaining yr.Minister of state for Labour and Employees State Insurance Srikant Sahu moreover represents Ganjam district from Soroda constituency. In the newest months, he has been embroiled in a case of sexual misconduct, charges of which have been launched by a BJD woman office-bearer. While the issue died down, it has induced lots embarrassment to the celebration. Sahu, nonetheless, acknowledged he resigned to deal with organisation work.
Similarly, minister of state for School and Mass Education Sameer Ranjan Das was caught in an argument over the alleged suicide of a Zilla Parishad member Dharmendra Sahu of Puri district. In the simply currently held bypoll to the ZP zone, the BJD candidate misplaced to BJP. Observers acknowledged it will seemingly have led to the resignation of Das.
BHUBANESWAR: In a sudden political development, Speaker of Odisha Assembly Bikram Keshari Arukha, and two ministers of state – Sameer Ranjan Das and Srikant Sahu, tendered their resignation setting off speculation on an imminent reshuffle inside the Naveen Patnaik ministry ahead of the 2024 elections. The concessions have taken all people with out warning as they received right here at a time when the chief minister is on a go to to New Delhi. Naveen will return on Saturday though no further resignations are anticipated.
However, an immediate ministerial reshuffle is not attainable as Governor Ganeshi Lal is out of state on a go to to Haryana. He shall be once more solely on May 22. BJD sources though hinted that the Governor may decrease transient his go to and return early. There shall be further readability after the CM’s return, they acknowledged.
Arukha’s resignation as Speaker has important political implications for the BJD. He is anticipated to be reinducted into the ministry and given the responsibility of strengthening the celebration organisation in Ganjam, Naveen’s residence district. Sources acknowledged the BJD organisation in Ganjam has develop to be directionless as a result of the ultimate a lot of months as a result of illness of former Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro.googletag.cmd.push(carry out() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Besides, inside the newest months, there was a re-emergence of former minister and strongman Pradeep Panigrahy inside the political space. Panigrahy had been expelled from BJD over corruption charges. He has started concentrating on the BJD by touring completely totally different areas of the district. However, the Speaker acknowledged he resigned from the submit for personal causes. “I have discharged my duty as the Speaker with honesty and sincerity. I will work with all commitment any work assigned to me by the organisation or government,” he acknowledged.
Arukha is a five-time MLA from Bhanjanagar constituency in Ganjam district. He had taken over as Speaker in the middle of the cabinet reshuffle in June remaining yr.Minister of state for Labour and Employees State Insurance Srikant Sahu moreover represents Ganjam district from Soroda constituency. In the newest months, he has been embroiled in a case of sexual misconduct, charges of which have been launched by a BJD woman office-bearer. While the issue died down, it has induced lots embarrassment to the celebration. Sahu, nonetheless, acknowledged he resigned to deal with organisation work.
Similarly, minister of state for School and Mass Education Sameer Ranjan Das was caught in an argument over the alleged suicide of a Zilla Parishad member Dharmendra Sahu of Puri district. In the simply currently held bypoll to the ZP zone, the BJD candidate misplaced to BJP. Observers acknowledged it will seemingly have led to the resignation of Das.
