The Aam Aadmi Party has formed a new State Committee for Odisha. The committee would take charge of all political and organisational affairs and will implement its ‘Mission Vistaar’ programme for systematic expansion of the party at the ground level.
While noted educationist and social activist Dhanada Kanta is heading the committee as convenor, eminent industry and bureaucratic professional Bharadwaj (Brad) Mishra has been named secretary. Party leader lingaraj as political campaigner, Nishikanta Mohapatra as organisation builder, advocate Shyamananda Mohapatra as treasurer and social activist Satyabrata Prusty has been named volunteer trainer. Besides, 13 other members have been given zonal responsibilities and mandate to build various frontal organisations.
AAP Central observers for Odisha Kirankumar Vissa and Chandrasekhar Verma announced the new committee here recently. Other members are Major Priyadarshi Choudhury, Anupama Sethy, Mamata Patra, Jimuta Mishra, Prabhat (Bunu) Mohanty, Binay Tiwary, Soumya Swain, Pravin Gupta, Narayan Majhi, Nandlal Singh, Chhabi Mahali and Nirod Baran Khuntia.
Editor of Ama Swaraj Ranga Charan Pradhan has been named an invited member of the committee. The party also formed the Grievance Redressal Committee led by Prafulla Chandra Mishra and Disciplinary Committee under Surendra Nath Swain.