Bhubaneswar: BJD supremo-cum-Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has issued a whip to all the elected Corporators of the party from Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) to vote in favour of party member contesting for the post of Deputy Mayor.
“You, all the elected Corporators of BJD from Cuttack Municipal Corporation shall remain present in the 1st meeting of the Municipal Corporation for election of the Deputy Mayor, scheduled to be held on 07.04.2022 from 10.00 a.m. onwards in the Municipal Corporation Office or any other place as may be notified by the Election Officer and vote in favour of the member of the Party contesting for the post of Deputy Mayor of Cuttack Municipal Corporation,” stated Patnaik in the whip.
He further added that violation of the directions imposed in the aforesaid whip by any elected BJD Corporator shall be presumed as willful violation of the Party Whip on their part and action as deemed proper shall be initiated against the elected member(s).
Patnaik authorized and directed Debashish Samantaray, District President, Biju Janata Dal, Cuttack District to serve this whip on all the elected Biju Janata Dal Corporators of Cuttack Municipal Corporation and return the served copy of the notice to the Party Office for record and further action.
