BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Saturday took some organisational steps particularly in Jagatsinghpur district obviously to counter expelled party leader Damodar Rout’s moves in the latter’s native district.
While party veteran Bishu Das continues as the district party president, Bailkuda-Erasama MLA Prasanta Muduli, who along with Das had taken initiative in the oust-Rout campaign, was appointed as the working president.
Besides, Health Minister Pratap Jena was given the charge as the party co-observer for Jagatsinghpur district.
Bishnu Das said the decision by the party supremo would create new enthusiasm among workers of the party in the district.
The other organisational decisions included appointment of Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick as the party’s Dhenkanal district president. Commerce & Transport Minister Dr Nrusingha Charan Sahu was made a party general secretary and Tourism Minister Ashok Panda was appointed as president of Bhubaneswar district party unit.
Besides, Rajya Sabha member Soumya Ranjan Patnaik was appointed as the senior party observer for Koraput district and party State secretary Bijay Nayak as the co-observer for Dhenkanal district.