The recent trigger for their discontent was alleged exclusion of sarpanchs from the mass outreach programme dedicated to the Shree Mandira Parikrama Prakalpa at Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri
Nineteen sarpanchs in Odisha’s Keonjhar district have threatened to tender mass resignation, claiming neglect in the implementation of developmental projects within their respective panchayats.
A majority of sarpanchs from the Telkoi block visited the district headquarters in Keonjhar to meet the sub-collector and submit their resignation letter.