BHUBANESWAR: The BJP on Friday demanded action against Agriculture Minister Arun Sahoo for campaigning in favour of sarpanch and panchayat samiti member candidates in Nayagarh district even as these posts are fought on non-party basis.
A delegation of BJP leaders led by party spokesperson Dilip Mallik on Friday submitted a memorandum to the State Election Commission (SEC) along with a video showing Sahoo campaigning in the district.
The party alleged that the minister held an election meeting and campaigned for sarpanch candidate Bandita Nayak and the candidate for panchayat samiti member post Gitanjali Das in Sunnaliti village under Badapandasuar panchayat. Alleging that Sahoo had violated the election code of conduct, Mallik demanded that SEC should take action against him.