Odisha Looking For An Alternative, Late MP Pyarimohan Mohapatra’s daughter Sikta Pati joins Congress
Former parliamentarian (Rajya Sabha member) Pyarimohan Mohapatra’s eldest daughter Sikta Pati joined the Congress party in Bhubaneswar, today. Her joining came close on the heels of former Odisha chief secretary Bijay Patnaik joining the grand old party.
Following her induction, the Odisha Congress wrote, “With her (Sikta’s) strong leadership skills and unwavering commitment to social justice, Dr Pati is a valuable addition to the party. Welcome aboard! @SaratPatINC.”
She joined the grand old party in presence of Odisha Congress in-charge A Chellakumar, OPCC president Sarat Kumar Pattanayak and former OPCC president and senior leader Niranjan Patnaik at a special event (Mishran Parva) at the Congress Bhawan.
“I got an opportunity to become part of a national political party (INC). Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra inspired me to join the party. I will discharge my duties as it will assign me to,” Sikta said.
Stating that it was too early to say anything about the results of the 2024 general elections, she said that the party in the ruling had reached a saturation point and people were looking for an alternative.”It is important for people to know which alternative is good for them,” she said.
When asked about her contesting the elections, she answered in the negative. “I don’t have any plan to contest elections for the time being. First, I would like to work for the people,” she added.
Worth mentioning, Sikta has done MA in Economics and MBA too. She became the General Secretary of Odisha Janmorcha (OJM) following Pyarimohan’s death. Subsequently, she joined BJD in 2019 in the presence of the party supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
Pyarimohan was the chief advisor of Naveen on BJD affairs from 2000 to 2012.
