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A day after senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Prafulla Mallik issued a veiled warning to party president and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, the conch party has placed the veteran leader under suspension.
Mallik, a former Minister in the Naveen Patnaik government and ex-Kamakshyanagar MLA, had publicly cautioned that he might quit the party if it 'does not function in the right manner.'
"Sri Prafulla Kumar Mallik, ex MLA Kamakhyanagar, Dhenkanal district, is hereby suspended from Biju Janata Dal for his involvement in anti-party activities with immediate effect," the office order issued by the BJD read.
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