BHUBANESWAR: Former BJD MLA Bijay Mohanty, who represented Bhubaneswar Central Assembly constituency twice, passed away here on Sunday. He was 60.
Mohanty, who resided in the guest house meant for ex-MLAs here, was found unconscious in his room. He was taken to the Capital Hospital where doctors declared him dead. Sources said the former BJD legislator was suffering from heart ailments for the last several years.
Following his demise, Mohanty’s body was taken to the Assembly and the Sankha Bhawan here where Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik and other BJD leaders paid him their last respect.
Expressing deep sorrow over his death, CM Mohan Charan Majhi said Mohanty was an able organiser and social worker. “He was very popular among the youth and students because of his simple nature. He always worked for the poor and downtrodden,” Majhi added.
Naveen said Mohanty’s work towards the welfare of the people will always be remembered. BJP national vice-president Baijayant Panda, Bhubaneswar-Ekamra MLA Babu Singh and other leaders condoled his death.Mohanty was first elected to the Assembly from Bhubaneswar Central constituency in 2009. He was re-elected in 2014.