Odisha BJP Suspends 12 Leaders For Anti-Party Activities

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday suspended as many as 12 persons holding different party positions in the state as a disciplinary action.

According to a press release of BJP, on the recommendation of district presidents, state president of the party Samir Mohanty has suspended its 12 leaders from membership for anti-party activities and violating the party discipline.

The following leaders have faced the suspension order:

• Koraput district executive committee member Dilip Swain
• Sunabeda municipality leader Rajendra Kumar Patra
• Rayagada district Mahila Morcha secretary Sujata Patnaik
• Rayagada district executive committee member B Gangadhar
• Nabarangpur Municipality leader Malaya Jena and Mahila Morcha general secretary Babita Sahu
• Sundargarh executive committee member Dr Himanshu Sarangi
• Sundargarh district OBC Morcha vice-president Baikuntha Bananthar
• Sundargarch town president (SC Morcha) Mahesh Tanti
• Former mandal president of Tusra in Balangir district Amaresh Kedia
• Former Jharsuguda district secretary Manoj Agarwal
• Nuapada district general secretary (SC Morcha) Nimai Charan Tandi