At a time when the BJP State unit is celebrating the enrolment of 30 lakh members into its fold, a controversy has erupted after senior BJD and CPI(M) leaders received messages from the BJP on their mobile phones that their membership to the party has been accepted.
BJD Nimapara MlA and party spokesperson Sameer Das and former CPI(M) State secretary Janardan Pati, who received the messages, questioned the authenticity of the ongoing membership drive of the saffron party. Taking strong exception to the message to him, Pati has written to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take necessary action in this regard.
“I have never made a call. How did I become a member of the BJPIJ It is a serious issue, and I have sought intervention of the ECI to this effect,” said the veteran CPI(M) leader. BJD spokesperson Sameer Das dubbed the BJP’s membership drive through “missed call followed messages” on mobiles as a farce.