BHUBANESWAR: Former state works secretary Nalini Kant Pradhan took plunge into politics on Friday as he joined the ruling BJD in presence of celebration president and leader minister Naveen Patnaik at Naveen Niwas.
Party resources said Pradhan might be fielded as BJD’s Lok Sabha candidate from Sambalpur parliamentary phase; which is currently being held by means of BJD’s Nagendra Pradhan.
Welcoming him to the celebration, the executive minister said his becoming a member of will beef up BJD in the area.
In his reaction, Pradhan said the simplicity, discipline and progressive concepts of leader minister for development of Odisha has inspired him to join BJD.
“As an administrator, I've labored beneath the executive minister. After becoming a member of the celebration, I can proceed to serve folks of our area,” said Pradhan.
A resident of Athamallik house in Angul district, Pradhan said even though he has no longer gained any indication from the management to struggle the coming near near polls; he has evinced his interest to struggle the poll if given a chance.
After serving as state’s paintings secretary for more than five years; Pradhan, a 1980-batch civil engineer, resigned from service on February 27, just about a month prior to final touch of his one-year extension period. He got one-year extension after retirement from service in March 2018.
By fielding Pradhan from the seat; the ruling dispensation plans to garner toughen of ‘chasa’ community, who has significant presence in 4 of the seven assembly seats beneath the Sambalpur Lok Sabha phase. More than 50 per cent population in Athamallik, Chendipada, Rairakhol and Deogarh assembly constituencies belong to ‘chasa’ community.
With both the BJP and Congress emerge stronger in Sambalpur area, the BJD plans to realize by means of roping in contemporary, non-controversial and soft-spoken face like Pradhan.
Despite being thought to be as probably the most confidant officials of the state govt, all the way through his stint as state’s paintings secretary; Pradhan had gained criticisms from political events over a series of collapses of under-construction bridges. He additionally gained flak over inordinate prolong in implementation of Bomikhal road over-bridge and Netaji Subash Chandra Bose bridge connecting Cuttack and Bhubaneswar.
His role was additionally equally crucial in a success final touch of just about 1-km lengthy Gurupriya bridge in the Maoist-affected Malkangiri district that provided connectivity to 151 villages in the cut-off areas. Pradhan successfully implemented Biju Expressway (Rourkela-Bargarh) stretch and successfully taken up several bridge initiatives over Mahanadi in Sambalpur and Cuttack districts.
When contacted, the Sambalpur MP declined to remark the rest on Pradhan’s becoming a member of in the celebration.
Party resources said Pradhan might be fielded as BJD’s Lok Sabha candidate from Sambalpur parliamentary phase; which is currently being held by means of BJD’s Nagendra Pradhan.
Welcoming him to the celebration, the executive minister said his becoming a member of will beef up BJD in the area.
In his reaction, Pradhan said the simplicity, discipline and progressive concepts of leader minister for development of Odisha has inspired him to join BJD.
“As an administrator, I've labored beneath the executive minister. After becoming a member of the celebration, I can proceed to serve folks of our area,” said Pradhan.
A resident of Athamallik house in Angul district, Pradhan said even though he has no longer gained any indication from the management to struggle the coming near near polls; he has evinced his interest to struggle the poll if given a chance.
After serving as state’s paintings secretary for more than five years; Pradhan, a 1980-batch civil engineer, resigned from service on February 27, just about a month prior to final touch of his one-year extension period. He got one-year extension after retirement from service in March 2018.
By fielding Pradhan from the seat; the ruling dispensation plans to garner toughen of ‘chasa’ community, who has significant presence in 4 of the seven assembly seats beneath the Sambalpur Lok Sabha phase. More than 50 per cent population in Athamallik, Chendipada, Rairakhol and Deogarh assembly constituencies belong to ‘chasa’ community.
With both the BJP and Congress emerge stronger in Sambalpur area, the BJD plans to realize by means of roping in contemporary, non-controversial and soft-spoken face like Pradhan.
Despite being thought to be as probably the most confidant officials of the state govt, all the way through his stint as state’s paintings secretary; Pradhan had gained criticisms from political events over a series of collapses of under-construction bridges. He additionally gained flak over inordinate prolong in implementation of Bomikhal road over-bridge and Netaji Subash Chandra Bose bridge connecting Cuttack and Bhubaneswar.
His role was additionally equally crucial in a success final touch of just about 1-km lengthy Gurupriya bridge in the Maoist-affected Malkangiri district that provided connectivity to 151 villages in the cut-off areas. Pradhan successfully implemented Biju Expressway (Rourkela-Bargarh) stretch and successfully taken up several bridge initiatives over Mahanadi in Sambalpur and Cuttack districts.
When contacted, the Sambalpur MP declined to remark the rest on Pradhan’s becoming a member of in the celebration.
Odisha: Ex-works secretary Nalini Pradhan joins BJD
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