Bhubaneswar, Sept. 23 -- The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today suspended Shreemayee Mishra, General Secretary of the party's women's affairs, for alleged involvement in antiparty activities. The move comes after a series of her cryptic social media posts triggered discomfiture within the party leadership.

In an official statement, the BJD announced party president Naveen Patnaik had suspended Mishra with immediate effect.

She further added, "Under the misguided influence of a non-Odia, a leader who has ruled the state for so long, playing with the self-esteem of an Odia daughter is hardly logical; the judgment is yours. It has now been proved that the heir of a legendary leader, who always called for giving respect to women, is not capable of...