Major setback for Odisha Congress: 41 workers, supporters of expelled leader Mohammed Moquim quit party

In a major blow to the Odisha Congress, as many as 41 workers and supporters of expelled leader Mohammed Moquim, tendered their collective resignation on Saturday in protest against the state leadership, triggering fresh turmoil within the party.

Those who resigned include a former PCC secretary, a former party spokesperson, former block Congress presidents, a Mahila Congress secretary, and several youth and student leaders. The resignations were submitted citing what they described as the ‘ineffective and directionless leadership’ of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC).

The mass exit comes in the wake of the expulsion of senior leader Mohammed Moquim from the Congress, a move that has left his supporters deeply aggrieved. The resigning leaders alleged that the decision to expel Moquim was arbitrary and reflected the growing disconnect between the state leadership and grassroots workers.

They claimed that repeated concerns raised by party workers were ignored, leading to widespread dissatisfaction and demoralisation within the organisation. The group maintained that the present leadership has failed to strengthen the party at the ground level or provide a clear political roadmap in Odisha.

Meanwhile, no official response was available from the Congress party at the time of filing this report.

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It is worthwhile to mention here that former MLA from Barabati-Cuttack, Moquim, had announced that a new political party will come up by the end of March.