Odisha Channel Bureau Bhubaneswar, Sep 20: Senior leader of Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal Prafulla Ghadai was today expelled from the party by Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik“Prafulla Ghadai has been expelled from the party for his anti-party activities,” Patnaik told journalists. The action against Ghadai was taken after he exposed the Naveen “myth” in an exclusive interview with leading Odia daily ‘Sambad’, making Patnaik fuming with anger.A coterie comprising Kalpataru, Pandian, Pinaki, and Prabhakaran has made Naveen Patnaik dance to its tune, Ghadai has claimed.Ghadai, who was denied a BJD ticket to contest the Assembly election earlier this year, said in the interview that Naveen was good at taking revenge and clipping the wings of senior leaders of the party to keep his chair intact.As soon as news about Ghadai’s interview spread in Odisha since morning, Patnaik called Ghadai to his residence and gave him a severe reprimand for what all he had told the newspaper.The full text of Ghadai’s interview, portions of which is published in today’s edition of `Sambad’, will appear in the newspaper on Sunday.
September 20, 2014
September 20, 2014
0 Comment
Related Articles:
- BJD MLA removed from party post
September 12, 2023, 3:50 pm
- Odisha panchayat polls: Landslide victory for BJD, BJP distant second
March 1, 2022, 12:33 pm
- Odisha records 77.2% voter turnout in first phase of panchayat polls
February 17, 2022, 12:52 pm
- Panchayat polls in Odisha to be held in February; SEC announces schedule
January 11, 2022, 2:44 pm
- Snehangini Chhruia appointed president of BMJD
December 31, 2020, 1:52 pm
- Naveen Patnaik bats for women empowerment
December 26, 2020, 2:45 pm
- Only a regional party will preserve Odisha’s unique identity: Naveen Patnaik
December 18, 2020, 2:15 pm
- BJD wins Balasore and Tirtol seats
November 10, 2020, 5:22 pm
- Former Balasore MLA Jiban Pradip Dash suspended from BJD
November 5, 2020, 11:07 am
- Senior BJD MLA Pradeep Maharathy dies of COVID-19
October 4, 2020, 3:09 am
Breaking News:
- Marjorie Taylor Greene Changed 1 Letter In 'MAGA' — And It Didn't Go So Well
May 1, 2024, 6:44 pm - Columbia protester mocked after asking for food for occupiers
May 1, 2024, 6:16 pm - This 15-Year-Old's Comment About A Car Hitting A Dunkin' In Rhode Island Is Going Viral For Obvious Reasons
May 1, 2024, 5:35 pm - Russia breached global chemical weapons ban in Ukraine war, US says
May 1, 2024, 5:31 pm - Active shooter 'neutralized' outside Wisconsin school, officials say, amid reports of shots, panic
May 1, 2024, 5:20 pm - Ex-Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel has been threatened with jail time in his divorce case
May 1, 2024, 5:17 pm - George W. Bush's portraits of veterans are heading to Disney World
May 1, 2024, 4:40 pm - A man repeatedly punched by Mike Tyson in a viral video taken on a JetBlue flight is suing the former heavyweight champ — 2 years after the incident
May 1, 2024, 3:03 pm - Five human skeletons, missing hands and feet, found outside house of Nazi leader Hermann Göring
May 1, 2024, 2:43 pm - Another Melt Bar & Grilled location closes
May 1, 2024, 2:20 pm