By Our Correspondent
BARGARH/BHUBANESWAR: BJP nominee for Padampur byepolls, Pradip Purohit had led a massive rally to Padampur sub-collector office to file his nomination but returned without filing papers honoring farmers’ requests. A group of agitating farmers requested him not to file nomination as their problem of non-payment of crop insurance dues remains unsolved.
BJP Candidate for Padmapur bye-election in Odisha’s Bargarh district, Purohit was Monday about to file his nomination papers but returned back respecting sentiments of farmers.
Earlier, Purohit flanked by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and local Party MP, Suresh Pujari and others conducted Puja at Maa Banadurga temple and then proceed for filing his papers in a rally.
BJD in late, announce its candidate Barsha Singh Bariha while Congress named Satya Bhusan Sahu as its candidate for the bye-election scheduled on December 5.
The delay of BJD was due to the fact that the conch party is yet to zero in on one of four possibilities- Bijay Ranjan Singh Bariha’s wife, his two daughters and daughter-in-law.
Former minister and Padampur MLA late Bijay’s wife Tilotama and daughter-in-law (nephew’s wife) Madhavi Singh are already in the race of contenders for getting BJD ticket. Meanwhile, the names of the late MLA’s elder daughter Barsha and younger daughter Kadambini had also cropped up as contenders for the same but Barsha chosen as BJD candidate.
