Pangi opts out of electoral race

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Mar 11, 2014 at 12:55 PM Updated On : Mar 11, 2014 at 1:20 PM

Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Mar 11:

Senior BJD leader and the sitting MP from Koraput Jayaram Pangi said today he will not be contesting from any assembly or Lok Sabha seat in the ensuing polls.

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He has reportedly requested the chief minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik to look for a suitable candidate in his place.

Pangi said he took the decision because of his ill health. He was recently under treatment at the AIIMS New Delhi for a spinal cord complication.

However, sources in the BJD said Pangi’s unwillingness has a lot to do with the internal politics of the district unit of the party.