Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, Achyuta Samanta join BJD; likely to be party nominees for Rajya Sabha

BHUBANESWAR: Media baron and Aama Odisha Party (AOP) president Soumya Ranjan Patnaik and KIIT and KISS founder Achyuta Samanta joined BJD in presence of celebration president and leader minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday.
Both Patnaik and Samanta are likely to be BJD’s nominees for Rajya Sabha, elections for that are scheduled on March 23.

Welcoming each to the celebration at his place of abode, Naveen stated each can be super asset to the BJD. Various senior BJD leaders including senior state executive ministers have been present all through the joining programme.

Briefing journalists after he joined the ruling celebration, Naveen Patnaik stated all political parties in the state should unite to struggle for Odisha’s pride, pastime and development. “Around 23 years ago, I used to be in my opinion invited by means of Biju Babu (Biju Patnaik) to sign up for him in politics. Today, after 23 years, I'm joining the celebration named after him. As I at all times say, factor and beliefs is extra vital than any celebration or individual,” stated Patnaik.

The 65-year-old chief stated that he has not set any terms or stipulations for joining BJD. “I will be able to continue my work for resolving problems with duped chit fund traders, farmers of the state and enlargement of Odia language,” Patnaik added.

Patnaik, who is the founder and editor of a popular Odia day-to-day, is also the son-in-law of former Odisha leader minister JB Patnaik. His elder brother Niranjan Patnaik is a senior Congress chief. He was elected as Bhubaneswar MP in 1996 to the 11th Lok Sabha on a Congress price tag.


A master-degree holder from Banaras Hindu University, Patnaik had previous tested his fate in all political parties. After changing into an MP, he had left Congress celebration to sign up for BJP. Later, he returned to Congress. In 2014, Patnaik founded the AOP after he was expelled from Congress even though it is but to make any electoral debut. Patnaik had also unsuccessfully contested from Khandapada Assembly constituency in 2014 Assembly polls.


Samanta, who turned at Naveen Niwas, barely 10 mins after Patnaik’s joining in the celebration, stated Naveen Patnaik’s pro-people efforts, his blank image, dedication for development of weaker sections of society and social commitments attracted him to sign up for BJD.


“Under his leadership, I will be able to continue my social provider as I've been doing for closing three a long time,” Samanta added.


With three a long time of educating revel in, Samanta is the founding father of KIIT and Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences-- an absolutely loose, fully residential institute for round 27,000 tribal youngsters. He has bagged several nationwide and world recognitions for his social works.
Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, Achyuta Samanta join BJD; likely to be party nominees for Rajya Sabha Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, Achyuta Samanta join BJD; likely to be party nominees for Rajya Sabha Reviewed by Kailash on March 07, 2018 Rating: 5
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