Speaking to ANI in Thiruvananthapuram, Aiyar questioned the electability of a divided house. "Who is going to vote for a party whose leaders are all at each other's throats?" Aiyar asked.
"Arvind Mohapatra, MLA and Sanatan Mahakud, MLA are hereby suspended from Biju Janata Dal with immediate effect for their involvement in anti-party activities," the letter signed by Patnaik said.
According to the order issued by Committee Chairman Kapildev Prasad Yadav, the responses submitted by the concerned individuals to earlier showcause notices were deemed unsatisfactory.