OPCC chief Niranjan Patnaik to fight against state mantri
Mr Patnaik said that he will fight from Ghasipura if All India Congress Committee (AICC) gives a go ahead.
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha minister and BJD’s Ghasipura Assembly candidate Badri Narayan Patra is likely to see a tough fight in the 2019 elections, as Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee chief Niranjan Patnaik has reportedly accepted his challenge to contest from Ghasipura.
Mr Patnaik said that he will fight from Ghasipura if All India Congress Committee (AICC) gives a go ahead.
The BJD nominee, known as a bitter rival of Niranjan Patnaik, had thrown the challenge to the latter several times this year to fight against him.
Taking a dig at Mr Patra, the PCC chief said, “I don’t have the power to get involved in violence and criminal activities like the BJD leader but I definitely have guts to fight the election against him.”
“To prove this, I have requested AICC to consider fielding me from the Ghasipura constituency. Further if AICC recommends, I will contest from two seats – Ghasipura and Bhandaripokhari,” the PCC chief said.