Ajay Kumar Lallu appointed Congress in-charge of Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: The newly-appointed president of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Bhakta Charan Das has lifted suspension and expulsion of all party leaders.

While calling upon leaders who had quit the Congress to come back, the OPCC president also invited leaders of other political parties who have faith in the principles and ideology of Congress to join the party.

The announcement of the OPCC president has come ahead of the ‘Sankalpa Padayatra’ from Bhubaneswar to Puri on February 18. Das has formed a 16-member committee, headed by former MLA Debasis Pattnaik, to ensure the rally’s success.