Former BJD MP Sujeet Kumar joins BJP

The former BJD leader joined the BJP in the presence of Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan and other senior party leaders

Former Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) On Friday in presence of senior party leaders.

The BJD on Friday expelled Kumar, who later quit his House membership, for anti-party activities. (HT photo picture)

The BJD on Friday expelled Kumar, who also quit from his Rajya Sabha membership, for anti-party activities.

“I have always dedicated myself to the interest of the party and have, over the years, worked for the party with utmost conviction and commitment. I shall always be indebted to you for nominating me to Rajya Sabha. I take this opportunity to express my sincere and profuse gratitude to you for giving me an opportunity to serve the people of undivided Kalahandi district and to raise issues of the KBK region, and Odisha at large, at the national level”, he wrote in his resignation letter addressed to BJD chief Naveen Patnaik.

“However, I feel that, of late, I have been systematically belittled in the party and that the party does not require my services. Therefore, I have taken this hard decision in public interest and request you to accept my resignation,” Kumar said.