Baijayant Panda, who recently made several remarks on social media over party matters, was on Friday removed from the post of spokesperson of the BJD parliamentary party." Naveen Patnaik, president, Biju Janata Dal has removed Baijayanta Panda, MP from being the spokesperson of BJD's Parliamentary Party today with immediate effect," BJD vice-president S N Patra said in a statement. Panda was recently in the news for his newspaper articles and a series of comments on social media. Patnaik had earlier requested senior BJD leaders not to go to social media or media on party matters. ALSO READ | Odisha: Naveen Patnaik reshuffles cabinet, brings back senior BJD leadersALSO READ | BJD MP Tathagata Satpathy slams Centre's red beacon light ban, calls move a 'joke'

Source: India Today May 12, 2017 16:16 UTC