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Odisha gangrape: Agriculture minister resigns

Under attack for allegedly shielding accused persons in Pipili gangrape case, Odisha's Agriculture Minister Pradip Maharathy today resigned on 'moral ground' and in the 'interest' of ruling BJD ahead of next month's panchayat elections.

"I have tendered my resignation on moral ground. In view of the coming panchayat elections, I have taken the move to safeguard BJD's image," Maharathy told reporters after handing over the resignation to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at CM's residence here.

Asserting that he wants the culprits to be punished and the 19-year-old dalit girl to get justice, Maharathy said his resignation was not the outcome of any pressure from any quarter but to protect the ruling BJD's image.

Denying the allegations against him, he said, "I am not a coward, I am a stalwart. I am ready to face any inquiry."

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The five-time MLA, who had been made a minister on May ten, last year, said he had full faith in judiciary and truth would come out despite a campaign by opposition political parties to tarnish his image.

The move came a day after the chief minister took stock of the situation and said that a decision on the fate of Maharathy would be taken in a day or so.

Patnaik had earlier said that "extremely strong" action would be taken against the persons found guilty in the gangrape case in Pipili.

Not satisfied with Maharathy's resignation, opposition Congress and BJP said it was an eye-wash and a drama and demanded that the chief minister step down on moral ground.

"Maharathy's resignation is not enough. It is a drama. We want the chief minister to resign. Our battle will continue," Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee President Niranjan Patnaik said.

Making the same demand, state BJP President Jual Oram said Patnaik must resign on moral ground and agitation would continue to ensure justice to the rape victim, now undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack.

Odisha agriculture minister Pradeep Maharathy on Thursday submitted his resignation to chief minister Naveen Patnaik after the opposition accused him of protecting the culprits in a gangrape case.
"I submitted the resignation on moral grounds," Maharathy told IANS after putting in his

papers.

A 19-year-old woman was allegedly gangraped Nov 28 last year by some people near her village Arjunagoda, about 10 km from state capital Bhubaneswar. The site of the crime comes under Pipili assembly constituency that Maharathy represents.

"The opposition parties are trying to malign the image of our government and the image of the chief minister. I resigned to protect their image," Maharathy said.

The woman is admitted in a hospital in Cuttack, 26 km from here, and is in coma. Her family alleges that the accused were the same people who had assaulted her in 2008 and against whom she had put up a determined fight in court in a molestation case.

The matter came to light recently when the victim was allegedly denied proper treatment at a hospital and some mediapersons reported the matter after meeting her family members.

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Odisha gangrape: Agriculture minister resigns

*Under attack for allegedly shielding accused persons in Pipili gangrape

case, Odisha's Agriculture Minister Pradip Maharathy today resigned on
'moral ground' and in the 'interest' of ruling BJD ahead of next month's

panchayat elections.*

*"I have tendered my resignation on moral ground. In view of the coming

panchayat elections, I have taken the move to safeguard BJD's image,"
Maharathy told reporters after handing over the resignation to Chief

Minister Naveen Patnaik at CM's residence here.*

*Asserting that he wants the culprits to be punished and the 19-year-old

dalit girl to get justice, Maharathy said his resignation was not the
outcome of any pressure from any quarter but to protect the ruling BJD's

image.*

*Denying the allegations against him, he said, "I am not a coward, I am a
stalwart. I am ready to face any inquiry."*

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BHUBANESWAR: Odisha agriculture minister Pradeep Maharathy on Thursday
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New Delhi: Odisha Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy, who has been
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