Rajya Sabha MP Debashish Samantaray resigned from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday, citing neglect and humiliation within the party.
He sent his resignation letter to BJD president Naveen Patnaik.
Samantaray stated that he felt systematically belittled and that the party no longer required his services. He expressed gratitude to Patnaik for nominating him to the Rajya Sabha and allowing him to serve the people of the undivided Cuttack district and Odisha at the national level.
In his letter dated May 25, 2026, Samantaray wrote that he had always worked for the party with conviction and commitment but decided to step down in the public interest. He described the decision as difficult but necessary.
ବିଜୁ ଜନତା ଦଳର ମାନ୍ୟବର ସଭାପତି ଶ୍ରୀ @Naveen_Odisha ଙ୍କୁ ମୋର ଇସ୍ତଫା ପତ୍ର। ଦଳ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠା ହେବାଠୁଁ ଆଜି ଯାଏଁ ମୁଁ ମୋର ସେବା, ସଂଗଠନ ଓ ସମର୍ପଣ ନୀତିରେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରି ଆସିଛି। ଆଗକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଓଡିଶାବାସୀଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ମୋର ସଂଘର୍ଷ ଜାରି ରଖିବି। ଜୟ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ 🙏 pic.twitter.com/Qfgy16PbLl
— Debashish Samantaray (@debashish_mla) May 25, 2026
