Soumya Ranjan Patnaik Expelled From Biju Janata Dal
Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal Supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has expelled Khandapada MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik from the party. The decision comes in the wake of an FIR being filed against him by an ex-employee of Sambad Newspaper. A case under Section 506, 467, 468, 471, 420 , 120-B IPC has been registered against [...]
Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal Supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has expelled Khandapada MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik from the party. The decision comes in the wake of an FIR being filed against him by an ex-employee of Sambad Newspaper. A case under Section 506, 467, 468, 471, 420 , 120-B IPC has been registered against him by the Economic Offences Wing. It is a serious case of organized bank fraud involving loan worth crores of Rupees taken in the name of more than 300 employees Sambad by using fraudulent means and forged documents.
Naveen also expelled Sudhansu Sekhar Parida, MLA Remuna, for gross misconduct. When he was the Managing Partner of M/s Nigamananda Associates, Balasore, in connivance with others misappropriated government subsidy, meant for farmers, of more than Rs.3 crores during the period from 2017-18 to 2019-20. This matter is being inquired into by the State Vigilance on the orders of the Honorable Lokayukta.
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