Bhubaneswar: As anticipated, Odisha’s main opposition party, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), on Tuesday suspended one of its leading women leaders, Shreemayee Mishra, citing anti-party activities. Mishra’s name appeared alongside two others in the suspension letter issued by the party’s vice president, Pratap Jena. The other two suspended leaders—Prabir Chandra Sai and Subash Chandra Sai—also hail from Mayurbhanj district. In a surprising development last week, BJD Rajya Sabha MP Debashish Samantaray publicly defended Mishra. Her grievances mirror the growing dissatisfaction many leaders are experiencing within the party,” Samantaray said on September 19.