Bhubaneswar: In a significant move, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday appointed female leaders as district in-charge of the State Women Committee to monitor organizational work in the districts.
The decision comes less than a month after the ruling party named 18 women to oversee organizational work in the state.
“In suppression of previous orders, women leaders of Biju Janata Dal are hereby appointed as district in-charge of the state Women Committee to monitor organizational work in the districts. This order comes into force with immediate effect,” BJD general secretary (Media affairs) Manas Ranjan Mangaraj said in a statement.
Following are the female leaders appointed on Monday:
Geeta Bastia (Ganjam), Lopamudra Buxipatra (Keonjhar), Kasturi Mahapatra (Khurda/Bhubaneswar), Urmilata Das (Mayurbhanj), Prabhasini Sarangi (Cuttack), Jyoti Panigrahi (Sundargarh), Snigdha Panigrahi (Rayagada), Bharati Singh (Balasore), Kunjalata Samal (Nayagarh), Sanjukta Mahalla (Jagatsinghpur), Nibedita Mohanty (Malkangiri), Sanghamitra Dalei (Kandhamal), Rezawana Begum (Jajpur), Meenati Debta (Sambalpur), Meeta Rout (Kendrapada), Sarojini Raj (Bolangir), Puspanjali Rana (Angul), Sanjukta Mohanty (Kalahandi), Sandhya Biswal (Puri), Ranjulata Ray (Sonepur), Runu Jena (Nuapada), Mira Parida (Koraput), Nibedita Nayak (Baragarh), Sarojini Mohapatra (Bhadrak), Sampa Majundar (Nawarangpur), Sradhanjali Samantaray (Dhenkanal), Sagarika Mishra (Jharsuguda), Basanti Singh (Boudh), Banaja Mohanty (Deogarh), Basanti Mohapatra (Gajapati).
