By Express News Service
KEONJHAR: Odisha Pradesh Congress chief Niranjan Patnaik targetted BJP for the assault he and his private safety officer confronted close to Kashipur whilst Keonjhar Town police on Monday arrested one particular person in reference to the incident.
IIC Pramodini Sahu stated police registered a case below Sections 294, 307, 506, 341, 323, 427 and 34 of IPC and subsequently, arrested Sanjay Mohanty, a local of Madhapur village, from his home. Further investigation is on.
On the opposite hand, the OPCC chief modified his stance and stated he suspected political hyperlinks behind the assault after the arrest of Mohanty. In a sequence of tweets, Patnaik stated the miscreants had been members of BJP’s youth wing.
“This is a clear case of political vendetta and desperation of @BJP4Odisha. Congress is raising relevant issues in the state and speaking out against the policies of BJP, which is desperately trying to get a foothold in Odisha. Congress is the biggest hurdle for them,” he stated in considered one of his tweets.
Launching a direct assault on BJP State president Samir Mohanty and occasion’s Odisha in-charge D Purandeswari, Patnaik stated, “Why is your party behaving like a coward? I can understand the fear @INCOdisha invokes in your hearts, but why send goons? Is your party so intellectually impotent that you can’t find ways to fight us democratically?”
Earlier, the OPCC chief had stated that he didn’t see any political hyperlinks within the incident. On the day, a number of Congress leaders met Keonjhar SP demanding quick arrest of all of the accused concerned within the incident.
On Sunday night time, 4 to 5 miscreants reportedly tried to assault Patnaik’s car and assaulted his private safety officer Rakesh Singh.
