Opposing the recent amendment to the Zilla Parishad Rules, 1994 by the State Government, the BJP has decided to boycott the Zilla Parishad Vice-President election in Dhenkanal scheduled on Thursday.
The party would boycott the poll protesting the ordinance brought by the Government on March 8 to amend the ZP Rules, informed BJP Dhenkanal president Bibhuti Bhushan Pradhan in a release. He pointed out that the Government of making the amendment when the panchayat polls were already underway. He also accused the BJD Government of misusing the district administration in its own interest.
He criticised the amendment terming it as a conspiracy by the ruling party.
Notably, the BJP has moved the Orissa High Court challenging the amendment.