Pyarimohan Mohapatra

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Pyarimohan mohapatra
Member: Rajya Sabha
Constituency Orissa
Personal details
Born (1940-01-25) 25 January 1940
Talcher, Angul district, Orissa
Political party OJM
Spouse(s) Pratibha Mohapatra
Children 2 sons and 2 daughters; Sikta Mohapatra, Sambit Mohapatra, Seema Mohapatra, Sanket Mohapatra
Residence Bhubaneswar
As of November 22, 2010
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Shri Pyarimohan Mohapatra (born 25 January 1940),was a politician from the Biju Janata Dal, is a Member of the Parliament of India representing Orissa in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He was the political advisor of Mr Naveen Patnaik. He started his career as an IAS officer and was principal secretary to Mr Biju Patnaik. He was considered as the mastermind and the proxy leader of the Biju Janata Dal.

He was suspended from the Biju Janata Dal, following an alleged coup attempt against Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in June 2012, while the chief minister was in London.[1] BJD MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra, resigned as the party’s parliamentary group leader in Rajya Sabha on 4 August 2012.[2] He attributed his resignation to absence of communication between him and BJD president and Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. [3]

References

  1. "Coup stage managed?". http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012. "suspended two MLAs and also Pyari (Rajya Sabha MP) from the party" 
  2. "Pyari Mohan Mohapatra resigns from Rajya Sabha as BJD leader Saturday". incredibleorissa.com. 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012. "Pyarimohan Mohapatra quit as the BJD’s leader in Rajya Sabha on Saturday" 
  3. "Pyari Mohan Mohapatra resigns as BJD Rajya Sabha leader". 4 August 2012. 

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