Tag: Rift In Congress

Though there has been no official reaction from Azad except thank you messages to tweets, he did tweet when news circulated that he has changed his Twitter bio, "Some mischievous propaganda being circulated by some people to create confusion. Nothing has been removed or added to my twitter profile. The profile is as it was earlier."

The infighting among the Congress leaders was made public on Monday after the Koraput district Congress chief accused OPCC chief Niranjan Patnaik of causing a rift in party

Koraput: The factional feud within the Koraput district Congress intensified with district committee president Meenakshi Bahinipati and Jeypore MLA Taraprasad Bahinipati choosing to stay away from a function organised to felicitate Pradeep Majhi, the newly-appointed working president of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC). According to sources, the Bahinipatis didn’t attend the function as Koraput MLA […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) disciplinary committee chairperson Sandhya Rani Mohapatra claimed that will no change of guard in the party’s State leadership till 2019, senior leader Sarat Rout today questioned her authority for making such statements. “Congress president Rahul Gandhi will take the decision on who will be the OPCC […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst talks of early elections, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Wednesday announced a new team of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC). However, it has led to dissidence within the party after many leaders have been left out. While many alleged that the PCC list includes people who are close to the party’s […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the crucial 2019 elections, infighting within the Odisha Congress has come to fore after Tara Prasad Bahinipati dropped a bombshell by claiming that senior leaders of the party have hatched a conspiracy to oust leader of opposition, Narasingha Mishra from his post. Though Bahinipati made no direct attack on Srikant Jena, he […]

Bhubaneswar: Revolt against Odisha Congress chief Niranjan Patnaik refused to die down as a faction of the party today met senior leader Hemananda Biswal to mobilise support for a change in party leadership in Odisha. “We apprised him (Biswal) about the present situation of the party and also told him that we want Barabati-Cuttack MLA […]