Panda hits back at 'vested interests'

March 30, 2017 11:35

The controversy over BJD MP Baijayant 'Jay' Panda's tweet on party affairs refused to die today (yesterday) with the Lok Sabha member from Kendrapara taking to the Twitter again to defend his stance. His fresh tweets did not go unnoticed with senior BJD leaders criticising him for airing his views in public. Panda in his latest tweets said vested interests were trying to drive a wedge in the party.

"Vested interests trying to distort, but I want NP (CM Naveen Patnaik) to recognise current challenges, take urgent steps & rediscover BJD's original strengths," he said in one of his tweets. Read more

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