Bhubaneswar: The simmering conflict within the Congress in Odisha came to the fore on Wednesday with senior leader Mohammad Moquim raising serious questions about leadership and organisational issues.

In a letter to Sonia Gandhi, Moquim raised ten urgent issues and brought serious allegations against Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das and his son Sagar Das. He accused Bhakta Das and son of supporting the separate Koshal state movement. ADVERTISEMENT

Moquim further pointed out that Bhakta Charan Das, who was made the OPCC president earlier this year, lost three elections. In fact, he criticized the appointment of two successive OPCC Presidents –Sarat Pattanayak and Bhakta Das–who have repeatedly lost elections. This, he argues, has crushed cadre morale a

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