This story is from April 16, 2024
Days ahead of polls, ex-BJD MP joins BJP
NEW DELHI: Days ahead of Lok Sabha polls former BJD MP Prabhas Kumar Singh joined BJP claiming that there was no "dignity and self-respect" left in BJD.
"This is a special moment for me. I am highly influenced by PM Narendra Modi's personality," he said. "I have left BJD because there is no self-respect and dignity left there," he said, adding respect for Odia 'asmita' (identity), art culture and heritage was "absent" in the party led by Patnaik.
He hailed Modi's leadership and the work done by his govt in the last 10 years for various sections of society including the youth, women, farmers and the poor.
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"This is a special moment for me. I am highly influenced by PM Narendra Modi's personality," he said. "I have left BJD because there is no self-respect and dignity left there," he said, adding respect for Odia 'asmita' (identity), art culture and heritage was "absent" in the party led by Patnaik.
He hailed Modi's leadership and the work done by his govt in the last 10 years for various sections of society including the youth, women, farmers and the poor.
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