BJD leaders meet, strategy and upcoming election with Naveen Patnaik

Bhubaneswar, April 8 (IANS). The leaders of the Biju Janata Dal met the former chief minister of the state and party president Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday. During this meeting, there was a discussion on the status of the party and further strategy. BJD spokesman Sanjay Kumar Das Burma said about the meeting that the most important topic is how to keep the party election smooth. We discussed the party’s position with Party President Naveen Patnaik and the upcoming party election. “At the same time, BJD Mla Arun Sahu said,” we met our leader Naveen Patnaik and discussed organizational issues. The organizational election of the party is underway and we discuss the formation of party president, district president and state government. All of these issues were discussed with Naveen Patnaik. “When asked if he also discussed the issue of Sasmat Patra, he voted in favor of the WAQF Bill, Arun Sahu made clear that we had only discussed organizational issues, and every aspect was included in this discussion. However, Arun Sahu did not mention the Sasamit Patra issue, and he did not mention that all issues are.” The Waqf Amendment Bill in the Rajya Sabha. Naveen Patnaik and his party leaders initially opposed the bill, but the BJD changed its position just before the vote. The party allowed all its MPs to make decisions independently. No whip was also released by the party in this case. As a result, some BJD MPs voted in favor of the bill, some voted against it. -Ians PSK/CBT Share this story Tags