Veteran Odisha Congress chief and six-time MLA Suresh Kumar Routray has been expelled from the occasion on expenses of indiscipline and anti-party actions.
“Paying attention to the complaints of indiscipline and anti-party actions, Congress President has accredited expulsion of Mr. Routray from the occasion for six years with fast impact,” Ok.C. Venugopal, Congress Common Secretary, stated in a press assertion on Monday.
Mr. Routray’s expulsion has come shut on the heels of his open help to candidature of his youthful son, Manmath Routray, who was fielded as candidate from Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha constituency by Biju Janata Dal (BJD).
The Congress had issued present trigger discover to the senior Mr. Routray asking him to elucidate if he was campaigning for the BJD candidate. In response to the present trigger discover, the six-time MLA stated he had by no means campaigned for the BJD.
Nonetheless, on quite a few events the veteran Congress chief was seen flanking his youthful son at public capabilities and metropolis parks the place latter was searching for votes. The expelled chief is thought for making humorous remarks and having foot-in-mouth syndrome, at all times making some tactless remark.
Function of senior Mr. Routray, who’s sitting MLA of Jatani Meeting constituency, assumes big significance as his campaigning may show very important for brightening prospects for his son and damaging successful chance of Aparajita Sarangi, BJP nationwide spokesperson and saffron occasion candidate for Bhubaneswar.
