**Bhubaneswar:** Founder and president of Rashtriya Samajika Nyaya Manch (RSNM), Manas Das, joined Biju Janata Dal (BJD) along with hundreds of supporters in the presence of BJD supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the party office in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
Briefing mediapersons after the induction programme, Das said, he joined BJD as it a regional party which thinks about Odisha. He asserted that he is not interested in any post and has joined to ensure that people are not misguided and to protect the pride and prestige of Odisha.
Bhubaneswar North MLA Priyadarshi Mishra said, Das along with his family members and supporters believe in social justice and have been working towards it since long. The social justice, social security and socio-economic development programmes of BJD inspired them to join the party.
