MLA George Tirkey, Convenor of Mahanadi Bachao Andolan join Congress today
ONI Bureau: Biramitrapur MLA George Tirkey and Mahanadi Bachao Andolan Convenor Sudarshan Das officially joined Congress in presence of AICC President Rahul Gandhi and OPCC Chief Niranjan Pattnaik in New Delhi today.
George Tirkey had won the Biramitrapur Assembly seat in 1995 and 2000 on JMM ticket and joined BJD in 2002. In 2009 and 2014, he was elected from Birmitrapur as Independent candidate and again returned to JMM.
Tirkey is an anti-eviction campaigner among the tribals. He has a special image among tribal people.
Congress President @RahulGandhi welcomed Shri George Tirkey, from Odisha into the Congress Party pic.twitter.com/EbLYxaueLc
— Congress (@INCIndia) September 19, 2018
Met Congress President Shri @RahulGandhi with AICC Incharge-Odisha Shri @BhanwarJitendr1 and Biramitrapur MLA Shri George Tirkey.
Shri Tirkey joined the Congress today which will strengthen the party. I welcome him to the Congress family. pic.twitter.com/Q8h8YmtmWD
— Niranjan Patnaik (@NPatnaikOdisha) September 19, 2018