The Bharatiya Bikash Parishad in a letter to the Chief Secretary, Finance Secretary and Sports and Youth Services Secretary has demanded to immediately stop the funding of Rs 450 crore which has been allocated for the Biju Yuva Vahini in the State Budget.
Parishad State president Surendra Panigrahi in a Press meet said that the Biju Yuva Vahini is a Bijy Janata Dal’s (BJD) political youth wing in which the youths of panchayats and urban local bodies (ULBs) level are being roped in for being utilised during the upcoming general elections.
He alleged that the Government employees are also being utilised for the implementation of the programme. This has raised many eyebrows.
He also mentioned that as per the Representation of the People Act, 1951, if any government employee is supporting any political party would be terminated from service.
Among others, Sudhansu Sekhar Panda, Prasad Mishra and Ganjam Lawyers’ Association president Mohan Singhari, social activist Pravat Kiran Sadangi, Manas
Patra, Jagannath Padhi, K Prasad Rao and Sabita Sahukar were present.