Bhubaneswar A day after his release from Maoist captivity, BJD MLA Jhina Hikaka today did not rule out the possibility of resigning his membership of Odisha assembly and said he had twice written to Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik on the issue.
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” I had written two letters to the Chief Minister seeking the governments action,” he said.
The letters were written in response to the situation that prevailed in the Maoist camp,” Hikaka told a television channel.
Denying the letters were written under pressure, he said he had written them of his own accord.
In his letters, Hikaka had said he would have been forced to resign from membership of the assembly if the government delayed in fulfilling the demands of Maoists and alleged the government was not taking adequate steps for his release as he was a tribal.
He said, he had mentioned in his letter about under- development of Narayanpatna area, a Maoist stronghold.
The Chief Minister evaded questions on the issue.
