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Odisha Congress working president resigns from party, apologises; to join BJD
In the letter, Congress working president Naba Kishore Das apologised for resigning from the party.
Congress state working president and Jharsuguda legislator Naba Kishore Das on Wednesday resigned from the primary membership of party, a week before party’s national president Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit the state.
Das will join BJD on January 24 when chief minister Naveen Patnaik visits Jharsuguda.
In his resignation letter to Gandhi, Das said he was resigning from the party as the people and voters of his area wanted that he should contest the 2019 election from Biju Janata Dal (BJD).
“On the request of public and voters, I have decided to resign from the Indian National Congress with primary membership and from the post of working president of PCC. My people wanted development of the area. I apologise for this resignation, as it is done for development,” wrote Das in the letter.
State Congress chief Niranjan Patnaik said: “I think this is good for us. People who are not committed to the ideology and treat politics as commercial activity are doing great service to us by quitting. Odisha Congress stands stronger than ever.”
