After almost nightlong confabulations with Lawmakers of BJD in Sahid Nagar, MP Pyari Mohan Mohapatra was rather muted
in his Press Meet this morning.
According to him 33 MLAs including 3 Ministers met him on 29 May, while 13 others went back from outside his house due to intense Media glare.Thus Mr.Mohapatra demonstrated support of 46 MLAS in the BJD Legislative Party of 104.
However 10 of them seems to have drifted away to Naveen Niwas, where a parallel meeting of Pro-Naveen Patnaik Lawmakers took place.Political observers feel that this reduced number game is perhaps the reason why the “Margadarshak” was not at his aggressive best in the Media Meet held today.
He scaled his “Revolt” to “Grievance Sharing”, while acknowledging Naveen Patnaik as the Boss of the Governing BJD.
Pyari Mohan’s aggressive pitch did not elicit support from too many Lawmakers as rumored earlier in the political circle.
“This time Pyari Babu failed in his number game”, said a close confidant of the BJD Supremo.
However, Chief Minister former Principal Advisor’s sudden move to organize such meetings with Lawmakers in absence of the Chief Minister has shaken the BJD establishment.
An irked Naveen is rushing back to Bhubaneswar cutting short his 9 daylong UK visit due to the move of Mr.Mohapatra.
What is going to happen now is a million dollar question.After the reported challenge of Pyari Mohan, the ball is now in the court of Naveen Patnaik.Will he ignore the show of defiance or will take action against the three Ministers, who were closeted with the senior MP.
Naveen’s close circle feel that if there will be no action against the people who openly defied the Big Boss of BJD, it will be a sign of weakness and will spell more defiance in future.
However political circle feel that if he takes action, Pyari Mohan has to defend his flock and confrontation will further escalate.At least one thing is clear that the much hypred speculation of fall of BJD Government is nowhere is in picture.
Mr.Mohapatra has made it abundantly clear that he has no intention to destabilize the Government and does not nourish to be the Chief Minister. He continues as a “Worker” of BJD.“Thing will take final shape once Chief Minister returns Bhubaneswar by tomorrow,” said a senior Vice President of BJD.
