MLAs blame Hariprasad over fued in OPCC, notice to party secy

Two sitting Congress MLAs today held AICC general secretary B K Hariprasad responsible for the ongoing dispute in the party in Odisha while the Disciplinary Committee of the OPCC served show cause notice to a party secretary over an incident.
Congress Chief Whip Taraprasad Bahinipati, MLA from Jeypore in Koraput district, blamed Hariprasad for differences between Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president and the Congress legislature Party (CLP).
"It is Hariprasad who should be held responsible for the mess in the party. Instead of resolving issues, he has been creating differences among leaders in Odisha," Bahinipati said.
Alleging that Hariprasad, who is in-charge of Odisha, has failed to resolve dispute in the party, Bahinipati said "He (Hariprasad) is giving wrong information to AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi."

The MLA also openly supported a group of NSUI activists who barged into Hariprasad's hotel room where he was holding a meeting with OPCC president Prasad Harichandan.
Another MLA Jogesh Singh also supported the NSUI activists

who shouted at Hariprasad at the hotel.
"This is unfortunate that Lulu'babu was not given due respect by senior leaders. I support the NSUI activists," Singh said adding "He (Hariprasad) should not be allowed entry into Odisha."
Hariprasad, however, told