Bhubaneswar: 27/1/18;Just three days after suspending its Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda from the party’s primary membership for alleged anti-party activities, Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today demanded that he should immediately resign as Lok Sabha member on ethical and moral grounds.
“Shri Panda has lost all his moral authority to continue as Member of Parliament from Kendrapara. Hence we demand that Shri Panda Vice Chairman, IMFA should immediately resign as Member of Parliament from Kendrapara on ethical and moral grounds,” said BJD Vice President Bed Prakash Agarwal addressing a presser at the party’s headquarters here today.The BJD Vice President accused Panda of having concealed the fact, that he is a paid employee and working as Vice-Chairman in IMFA, in the affidavit dated 21st March 2014 filed as part of his nomination papers for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.