By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: In a rerun of Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri incident, an MLA from Odisha allegedly rammed his automotive right into a crowd at Banapur block in Khurda district injuring 20 individuals, together with cops, on Saturday.
Chilika MLA and suspended BJD chief Prashanta Kumar Jagdev reportedly had a heated trade with some employees of Opposition events when he reached Banapur block headquarters in his Land Rover Discovery automotive throughout elections to the put up of panchayat Samiti chairman.
Police sources mentioned Jagdev threatened them that he would run his automobile over them in the event that they tried to dam his method following an argument with some native opposition occasion employees after disembarking from his automotive.
The locals instructed the MLA to not proceed in his automotive as the world was crowded. He then intentionally rammed his automotive into the gang leaving over 20 individuals, together with seven police personnel and officers, injured.
“Three of the injured persons are critical and 10 sustained serious wounds. They have been rushed to a hospital,” Central Range IG Narasingha Bhol instructed The New Indian Express.
Banapur police station inspector-in-charge Rashmi Ranjan Sahoo was additionally injured when he tried to cease the rushing automobile of Jagdev.
The enraged locals attacked the MLA and in addition vandalized his automotive after the incident. He sustained accidents and was rescued by the police personnel current on the spot.
“Initial investigation suggests the MLA was driving the car. He was shifted to a hospital and is under our custody. A case will be registered and necessary action will be taken in this connection,” mentioned Bhol.
Bhol visited Banapur police station later within the day and held a gathering with Khurda SP and different officers.
The Congress educated its gun on the ruling BJD after the reckless act of Chilika MLA during which a couple of ladies additionally sustained accidents. Terming the incident as unlucky, Senior Congress chief and Jatni MLA Suresh Kumar Routray demanded stringent motion.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had suspended Jagdev in September final 12 months after he allegedly thrashed a BJP chief in Khurda district’s Balugaon.
The incident left the BJD red-faced and occasion spokesperson Sasmit Patra asserted that the police will take stringent motion in opposition to Jagdev.
“This is not acceptable and police will initiate action against him as per the law. He was earlier suspended for his unruly activities,” mentioned Sasmit.
An analogous incident was reported in October final 12 months when Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish had allegedly run over protesting farmers together with his automotive in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri.
