The BJD’s extended executive body meeting was held at Tirtol on Friday last.
MlA Dr Rajashree Mallick chaired the meeting attended by State Agriculture Minister Damodar Rout, Balikuda-Erasama MlA Prashant Muduli, BJD district president cum State Planning Board vice chairman Bishnu Das, the Zilla Parishad president, the block chairpersons from Tirtol and Raghunathpur, the Zilla Parishad members as well as senior party leaders. Besides, Minister Prafulla Samal participated as party’s State observer.
Rout discussed opposition BJP’s growth in Jagatsinghpur district and conceded that due to intra party feud, the BJP has entered three Assembly constituencies this Panchayat elections. He also dubbed BJP’s charge against CM Naveen Patnaik on poll spending as baseless.
MlA Muduli criticised the BJP-led Union Government’s step motherly attitude. Das stressed on unity. Mallick admitted that due to BJD’s intraparty feuds, the BJP has made inroads into Raghunathpur, Biridi,Kujanga and Tirtol blocks. She urged party stalwarts Minister Rout and district president Das to sink differences.
Minister Samal addressing the executive body meeting lauded the State Government’s success stories.