Bhubaneswar: After resigning from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) last month, Baijayant Jay Panda has tendered his resignation from the post of Lok Sabha member. Soon after his resignation, Panda announced the news on his Twitter handle, Tuesday.
In his tweet, the former Kendrapara MP said that he had mentioned in his resignation letter to BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik that he will resign from the post of MP after the completion of ekadasah rituals of his late father Bansidhar Panda.
On the completion of the Ekadasah, he had tried to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, but could not meet her as the latter was abroad. So, the MP sent his resignation letter to the Speaker’s office.
“In letter to NaveenP on my intent to dissociate from BJD, I’d said on completion of my father’s kriyas I’d resign from LS. The day after they ended, I sought to meet Speaker as per custom. It wasn’t possible & I understand she’s since gone abroad, so I’ve had it delivered,” Panda tweeted.
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