Bhubaneswar: Social activist and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Linkan Subudhi quit the party ahead of the ensuing elections 2024.
She resigned from the post of state general secretary of Biju Mahila Janata Dal and primary membership of the BJD today.
The Biju Patnaik State Bravery awardee tendered her resignation letter to the BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik citing ‘lack of dignity and respect towards women in the party.
“Can’t continue in a party where women empowerment is just a slogan. Women are just the use and throw object and women get less respect and dignity in the party nowadays,” Linkan mentioned in her resignation letter.
The techie-turned-politician Linkan Subudhi was associated with the BJD for the last 10 years. She served the Biju Yuva Janata Dal and Biju Mahila Janata Dal as the state general secretary for two years and five years respectively. She was also the observer in Panchayat Elections 2017 for Nayagarh and Ranpur assembly constituencies, in 2014 General Elections for Bhubaneswar North Assembly Constituency and 2019 General Elections for Ranpur Assembly Constituency. She was the observer of Dhanakera GP and Delang Block during Pipili bypoll in 2022.
The former Technical Lead at Infosys, Bhubaneswar, had fought the BMC polls from Ward No. 8 on BJD ticket in 2014, but lost to independent candidate Monalisha Sahu.
