Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Bhartruhari Mahtab on Friday introduced his resignation from the social gathering forward of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and meeting election in Odisha. He determined to resign as he was sad with what he believed was the social gathering’s lack of dedication to combating corruption within the state.
Bhartruhari Mahtab, a six-time MP, has been representing the Cuttack Lok Sabha seat since 1998.
The 66-year-old chief, who’s the son of Odisha’s first Chief Minister, Harekrushna Mahtab, expressed his frustration with the dearth of responsiveness to his ideas for reform. He additionally highlighted his diminished exercise inside the social gathering in current months.
“Because the tenure of the seventeenth Lok Sabha has concluded, and with the announcement for the 18th Lok Sabha made, I’ve determined to resign from the BJD. There’s a restrict to persistence. When it broke, I stop the social gathering,” he mentioned.
Bhartruhari Mahtab confirmed that he tendered his resignation to Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik earlier within the day.
Regardless of his resolution to half methods with the BJD, Bhartruhari Mahtab mentioned he was devoted to persevering with the combat in opposition to corruption and advocating for change.
Odisha will hold simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections from Could 13 to June 1. Votes will likely be counted on June 4.
