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Asked whether he will quit the Congress, Jena told TOI, “I will concentrate on the social justice movement. I will tell people how the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes have been neglected during the nearly two decade-long position of power that Naveen Patnaik has held. Niranjan said Jena may face disciplinary action.“I have relinquished all the posts given to me in various committees of the party. BHUBANESWAR: Three days after he was removed from his position as the chairman of the election manifesto committee of the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC), former Union minister Srikant Jena on Sunday openly challenged the leadership of state Congress president Niranjan Patnaik and resigned from all party posts. Economically weaker sections among other higher castes in the state would be another two per cent.Niranjan said he was not aware of Jena’s resignation from the party posts..