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Vice-President of India and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar accepts the resignation of Sujeet Kumar. (Photo: Twitter)
Former Rajya Sabha MP from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Sujeet Kumar officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday, with senior party leaders present at the event.
Kumar joined the BJP in Delhi in the presence of Vijaypal Singh Tomar, Odisha in-charge of the party.
The BJD on Friday expelled its Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar for engaging in “anti-party activities”, shortly after he submitted his resignation from the Upper House. The Opposition party expressed disappointment, stating that Kumar had “let down the party” that had nominated him to the Rajya Sabha.
In a statement, BJD president and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that Kumar had also failed to uphold the expectations of the people of Kalahandi.
Party President Shri @Naveen_Odisha expelled Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar from the party with immediate effect for anti-party activities. He has been expelled as he has let down Biju Janata Dal which sent him to Rajya Sabha and betrayed the faith of the people of #Odisha. pic.twitter.com/QQ0gxEMpb4
— Biju Janata Dal (@bjd_odisha) September 6, 2024
In his resignation letter addressed to the chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Kumar stated that his decision was made “consciously”.
In his letter, the former Rajya Sabha MP, said, “I take this opportunity to express my profound gratitude to you for the opportunities provided to me to raise issues of public importance, and of my state Odisha, in the House.”
First Published: Sep 06 2024 | 3:39 PM IST
