Bhubaneswar: A few hours after tendering his resignation from the membership of Rajya Sabha, Sujeet Kumar joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the party’s national headquarters office in New Delhi, on Friday.
Kumar joined the saffron party in the presence of Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan, Cuttack MP Bhartruhari Mahtab and BJP Odisha In-Charge Vijaypal Singh Tomar among other leaders.
Earlier on the day, Sujeet sent his resignation to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar and BJD Supremo Naveen Patnaik.
“I do hereby tender my resignation from the membership of Rajya Sabha. I have taken this decision consciously”, read Sujeet Kumar’s resignation letter addressed to the Rajya Sabha Chairman.
Soon after his resignation, BJD issued an order and expelled Sujeet Kumar with immediate effect.
“Shri Sujeet Kumar, M.P., Rajya Sabha representing Biju Janata Dal is expelled from the Party with immediate effect for anti-party activities. He has let down the Party which sent him to Rajya Sabha and hopes and aspirations of people of Kalahandi district”, read the order issued by the BJD office.
It is pertinent to mention that earlier Mamata Mohanta had resigned as MP and from primary membership of BJD.
