The BJD MLA from Brajrajnagar constituency died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Jharsuguda, Odisha this evening. He was 63.
In a series of tweets in Odia, Pradhan remembered Mohanty and said that his death has left an indelible mark on Odisha politics.
“I am saddened on the death of former Odisha Speaker, Ex-Rajya Sabha MP and Brajrajnagar MLA Kishore Mohanty. In 2000, Kishore bhai and I were elected to the Legislature together. In 2004, when I was the Member of Parliament from Deogarh Lok Sabha constituency, he was the MLA of Jharsuguda,” the Union Minister tweeted.
“Recently, I met with Kishore bhai and his family after offering prayers at Srimandir in Puri. I can't believe that he's not among us today. In western Odisha, he had a reputation for being veracious and strong politician. His death has left an indelible mark on Odisha politics,” he said.
“He will always be remembered for his work as a people's representative. May the departed soul rest in peace! May Lord Jagannath give strength and courage to the bereaved family,” he added.
ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ପୂର୍ବତନ ବାଚସ୍ପତି,ରାଜ୍ୟସଭା ସାଂସଦ ତଥା ବ୍ରଜରାଜନଗର ବିଧାୟକ କିଶୋର ମହାନ୍ତିଙ୍କ ବିୟୋଗ ଖବର ଶୁଣି ମୁଁ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତିଗତ ଭାବେ ଦୁଃଖିତ ଓ ମର୍ମାହତ। 2000 ମସିହାରେ କିଶୋର ଭାଇ ଓ ମୁଁ ଏକାସାଙ୍ଗରେ ବିଧାନସଭାକୁ ନିର୍ବାଚିତ ହୋଇଥିଲୁ। 2004ରେ ଦେବଗଡ଼ ଲୋକସଭା କ୍ଷେତ୍ରର ମୁଁ ସାଂସଦ ଥିବା ବେଳେ ସେ ଝାରସୁଗୁଡ଼ାର ବିଧାୟକ ଥିଲେ । pic.twitter.com/BnzJePr4jH — Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) December 30, 2021
ଲମ୍ବା ସମୟର ରାଜନୀତିରେ ସେ ଜନପ୍ରତିନିଧି ଭାବେ କରିଥିବା କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ସର୍ବଦା ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ ହୋଇ ରହିବ । ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି କାମନା କରିବା ସହ ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାର ବର୍ଗଙ୍କୁ ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଉଛି । ଏହି ଦୁଃଖଦ ସମୟରେ ମହାପ୍ରଭୁ ପରିବାର ବର୍ଗଙ୍କୁ ଅସୀମ ଧୈର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଓ ସାହାସ ଦିଅନ୍ତୁ । ଓଁ ଶାନ୍ତି । — Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) December 30, 2021
Mohanty was first elected to the Odisha Assembly from Jharsuguda on Janta party ticket in 1995. Later he was elected twice from the same constituency on BJD ticket in 2000 and 2004. He was the Government Chief Whip for four years during 2004 to 2008. He was again elected from Brajarajnagar on a BJD ticket in 2019.
Mohanty was also the Speaker of the Assembly between August 2008 and May 2009. He was also a member of the Rajya Sabha.
