Newly appointed Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Jayadev Jena on Tuesday said disturbances in the party would not be tolerated under any account and stringent action would be taken against those who foment trouble.
A day after becoming the new PCC president, Jena met AICC vice president Rahul Gandhi at New Delhi. later, he disclosed, “Rahul Gandhi asked me to take action against those party workers, who create disturbances.”
“We discussed for 30 minutes. He asked me to do whatever is necessary in the party’s interest and strictly advised me not to tolerate the trouble makers. He also empowered me to take decisions as may be deemed fit to return the party to power in the State in the forthcoming general elections,” said Jena.
Before meeting Gandhi, Jena and his son Sangram Jena, who happens to be State Youth Congress president, had met State Congress in-charge Jagdish Tytler at New Delhi.