BHUBANESWAR, March 9 -- Amidst of the intense lobbying by career politicians to get themselves tickets from their respective political parties, an unusual scene is being witnessed in the Kamakhyanagar Assembly constituency where the common people, performing and artistes, film and television artists' organisations have been pleading with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for nominating a leading playwright to represent them.
The numerous organisations which have pleaded with the BJP leadership for giving ticket to playwright Arun Kumar Nayak, among others, include Odisha Film and Television Writers Association, local units of Krushak Vikash Parisad and Senior Citizens' Forum. Besides, a number of Sarapanches have also pleaded for fielding N...