Ex-minister Ganeswar Behera quits Congress, may join BJD soon


Bhubaneswar, Apr 2 (IANS): Senior Congress leader and former minister, Ganeswar Behera, on Tuesday resigned from the primary membership of the party.

The Congress heavyweight from Kendrapara District tendered his resignation through a letter to the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee President, Sarat Patnaik.

Speaking to media persons, Behera said, “My aim is to go to the state Assembly by winning elections so that I can fight for the interest of Kendrapara. I have resigned from the Congress as I was apprehensive about achieving my aim by remaining in the party.”

He also revealed that he was getting joining offers from other political parties, including the BJD and the BJP.

Senior leader Behera said that he would remain grateful to the Congress party for giving him the opportunity to become an MLA and minister in the past.

Behera held different ministerial portfolios during the Congress government in 1999.

Behera who represented Pattamundai Assembly constituency in Kendrapara District twice in 1985 and 1995, is likely to join the ruling BJD soon.

 

  

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  • Roshan, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 02 2024

    Leaders and politicians from congress party to other is expected. No party, including congress is that saintly that each member of it is walking divinity. Congress however, is a party which has fought for freedom, near perfected idealogy where nation can progress with equal rights and dignity, it has provided necessary leadership and it has taken the country from ranked near poorest status to one among the top countries in the world. This idealogy and the leadership is what BJP is all against, even prior to independence in its jan sangh form, where it aligned with british to supress people and in its current form, where now has its hands on power wheels. 2024 remarkably will be a pointer to where country will be headed next. Down trend with BJP, or try recover from wrong policies of BJP. Simple choice for people, when they go to vote.

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