Bhubaneswar, Dec. 31 -- New Year greeting hoardings featuring expelled OdishaCongress leader Mohammed Moquim and Barabati MLA Sofia Firdous have sparked political discussion after appearing at several locations acrossCuttack on Wednesday. The hoardings, carrying New Year wishes, prominently display photographs of both leaders but do not bear the Congress party symbol, giving rise to speculation in political circles.

While such greeting hoardings are common during the season, the joint appearance of Moquim, who was expelled from the Congress for alleged anti-party activities, and his daughter Sofia Firdous, a sitting Congress MLA, has drawn attention in the current political context.

Questions have also been raised over the sponsorship a...