It is for AICC to take action against Srikant Jena: Biswal

The Disciplinary Committee of Odisha Congress Wednesday decided that it was for the All India Congress Committee (AICC) to take action against senior party leader and former Union minister Srikant Jena for his certain statements.

"We have discussed on the statements and activities of Jena. Since he (Jena) is a AICC member, the AICC can only take necessary action against him. Therefore, we have decided to leave the decision on AICC," said Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Disciplinary Committee chairman and former Chief Minister Hemanada Biswal.

Earlier, AICC on December 6 had replaced Jena as the chairman of the OPCC Manifesto Committee with senior leader Ganeswar Behera.

Jena was removed from the post for indiscipline, Biswal said.

Jena, however, claimed that he had not indulged into any indiscipline other than criticising mines mafia.