Jagatsinghpur, May 10: Party workers are strongly opposing BJD's Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha candidate Rajashree Mallick in Paradip.
Some frontline workers Paradip BJD have raised question on distribution of her MPLADS fund.
Things took an ugly turn for Mallick after a list carrying details use of MPLADS fund in Paradip Assembly constituency went viral on social media.
The list has revealed the apathetic attitude of Mallick towards the constituency. Several panchayats have not got any beneftt from the MPLADS fund, alleged party workers.
Mallick is yet to start campaign in the constituency due to opposition. According to reports, she has sanctioned only Rs 1.5 crore from MPLADS for panchayats under Kujanga and Tirtol blocks during her 2019-2024 tenure.
Notably, Mallick won Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha seat agaisnt BJP candidate Bibhu Prasad Tarai in 2019 by a hefty margin of nearly 2 lakh votes.
The BJP has further fielded Tarai against her and this time it is going to be a fiercely contested battle as the ongoing election will be different with an undercurrent in favour of BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
