CONGRESS APPOINTS SARAT PATTANAYAK AS NEW ODISHA UNIT PRESIDENT

(The Quiver): Senior Congress leader Sarat Pattanayak has been appointed as president of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) on Monday.

An official communication from the party said, “Congress president has appointed Sarat Pattanayak as the president of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee with immediate effect.”

“The Congress president has accepted the resignation of Niranjan Patnaik from the post of president, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee with immediate effect. The party appreciates the contributions of the outgoing PCC president Niranjan Patnaik,” it further said.“

The party appreciates the contributions of the outgoing PCC President, Shri Niranjan Patnaik,” the release read. Earlier, Sarat Pattanayak was OPCC president from 2001to 2004.