Naveen Patnaik Forms Panel To Coordinate BJD Activities; Pranab Das’ Name Missing

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Monday constituted a committee for coordinating different activities of the party across Odisha.

The 15-member committee, headed by veteran leader and former Minister Debi Prasad Mishra, does not include senior leader Pranab Prakash Das.

According to an office order issued by Naveen, the other members of the panel are Pramila Mallik, Niranjan Pujari, Bikram Keshari Arukha, Pratap Keshari Deb, Pradip Kumar Amat, Aruna Kumar Sahoo, Aswini Kumar Patra, Pratap Jena, Sarada Prasad Nayak, Sudam Marndi, Manohar Randhari, Snehangini Chhuria, Mahesh Sahoo, and Debesh Acharya.

This will come into force with immediate effect, the order said.