Bishnu Charan Das resigns as Rajya Sabha MP

Of Odisha's 10 members in the Rajya Sabha, the ruling BJD had eight members.

By: PTI
Bhubaneswar | March 21, 2017 06:01 PM IST

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New Delhi: Vice President Hamid Ansari speaks in the Rajya Sabha in New Delhi on Wednesday. PTI Photo / TV GRAB (PTI11_30_2016_000098B)

Senior BJD leader Bishnu Charan Das has resigned from the Rajya Sabha after his appointment as deputy chairman of Odisha State Planning Board and convener of the ruling BJD’s dalit cell. Das tendered his resignation to Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari on Monday night.

“As I have been appointed as the deputy chairman of the Odisha Planning Board and convener of the BJD’s dalit cell, I prefered to resign from the Rajya Sabha membership. It is not possible to do three jobs simultaneously,” Das said.