Bhubaneswar, September 21: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday expelled two party MLAs – Khandapadas MLA Soumya Ranjan Patnaik and Remuna MLA Sudhanshu Sekhar Parida.
BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik informed about the development on Thursday.
“Two MLAs have been expelled from the Biju Janata Dal. First is Sudhanshu Parida, MLA Remuna, and the second is Soumya Ranjan Patnaik,” said Chief Minister Patnaik.
Similarly, on the MLA Khandapada, the BJD said, “On an FIR by an ex-employee of Sambad Newspaper a case under sections 506/467/468/471/420/120-B IPC has been registered against him and others by Economic Offence Wing (EOW) Odisha. Further many ex-employees of Sambad newspaper have made similar allegations with EOW Odisha. 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.”
Similarly, on the MLA Khandapada, the BJD said, “On an FIR by an ex-employee of Sambad Newspaper a case under sections 506/467/468/471/420/120-B IPC has been registered against him and others by Economic Offence Wing (EOW) Odisha. Further many ex-employees of Sambad newspaper have made similar allegations with EOW Odisha. 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.”
