9 MLAs appointed as chairpersons of dist planning boards

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government on Monday appointed nine MLAs as chairpersons of district planning boards.

They will enjoy Minister of state rank, said sources.

The MLAs are Balabhadra Majhi (Kalahandi) Susant Singh (Bargarh), Nrusingh Charan Sahu ( Dhenkanal), Peasant Kumar Muduli (Jagatsinghpur), Rameshchandra Chau Patnaik (Ganjam), Hrusikesh Nayak (Keonjhar), Manohar Randhari ( Nabarangpur), Sashibhusan Behera ( Khurdha) and Mahesh Sahu (Angul).

However, the opposition parties termed the move of government is rehabilitation to contain an exodus of BJD leaders.