The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) sacked Ganjam district’s Digapahandi Zilla Parishad (ZP) Member Bipin Chandra Pradhan from the party on Friday.
By the order of BJD president Naveen Patnaik, the party expelled Pradhan for his anti-party activities, informed BJD general secretary Manas Ranjan Mangaraj.
The move came a day after a clash between two groups, supporters of Digapahandi MLA Surjya Narayan Patro’s son Biplab Patro and those supporting Bipin Pradhan. over the block chairman election at Digapahandi on Thursday.
Allegedly, the supporters of Bipin Pradhan staged a road blockade and attempted to storm the block office after the State Election Commission postponed the block chairman election previous day.
Notably, the election to chairman post in Digapahandi block is necessitated following the death of Sunita Sethi on June 11.