Bhubaneswar: One person killed and three others injured in violence after panchayat elections Orissa‘s Ganjam The ruling BJD and the district as well as the opposition BJP There is a war of words over comparing the state with neighboring countries. West Bengal on political violence.
The man, who lost his life in the post-panchayat election violence in Ganjam’s Aska block on Saturday, has been identified as Bulu Swain, police said, adding that the injured are undergoing treatment at hospitals.
BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra alleged that Odisha is moving towards West Bengal in the case of electoral violence.
“There was no electoral violence, while the BJP comfortably won four assembly elections this week. However, hundreds of our party workers have been killed in electoral violence in West Bengal. Odisha, which was previously peaceful, has recently Political violence has also been witnessed in the recent BJD regime,” he told reporters.
He said political intolerance was behind the electoral violence in the two eastern states.
Rejecting his allegation, BJD’s Rajya Sabha MP Amar Patnaik claimed that the panchayat elections were overall peaceful except for a few sporadic incidents of violence.
“Alleging that Odisha is moving towards West Bengal in terms of political violence is an insult to the people of our state,” he said.
Before this, many incidents of electoral violence have come to the fore in the Chief Minister. Naveen PatnaikHome District Ganjam.
Meanwhile, 10 people have been taken into custody for questioning in connection with the Friday night attack on the relatives of BJP candidate Dhritri Jena from ward number 33 of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, in which five people were seriously injured.
Urban local body elections in the state are to be held on March 24.
“After analyzing the CCTV footage and mobile phone videos recorded by some people present at the spot and recording the statements of the eyewitnesses, we have detained 10 people. The identification process is underway, and after detailed verification, The culprits will be arrested.” Bhubaneshwar DCP Umashankar Das said.
The man, who lost his life in the post-panchayat election violence in Ganjam’s Aska block on Saturday, has been identified as Bulu Swain, police said, adding that the injured are undergoing treatment at hospitals.
BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra alleged that Odisha is moving towards West Bengal in the case of electoral violence.
“There was no electoral violence, while the BJP comfortably won four assembly elections this week. However, hundreds of our party workers have been killed in electoral violence in West Bengal. Odisha, which was previously peaceful, has recently Political violence has also been witnessed in the recent BJD regime,” he told reporters.
He said political intolerance was behind the electoral violence in the two eastern states.
Rejecting his allegation, BJD’s Rajya Sabha MP Amar Patnaik claimed that the panchayat elections were overall peaceful except for a few sporadic incidents of violence.
“Alleging that Odisha is moving towards West Bengal in terms of political violence is an insult to the people of our state,” he said.
Before this, many incidents of electoral violence have come to the fore in the Chief Minister. Naveen PatnaikHome District Ganjam.
Meanwhile, 10 people have been taken into custody for questioning in connection with the Friday night attack on the relatives of BJP candidate Dhritri Jena from ward number 33 of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, in which five people were seriously injured.
Urban local body elections in the state are to be held on March 24.
“After analyzing the CCTV footage and mobile phone videos recorded by some people present at the spot and recording the statements of the eyewitnesses, we have detained 10 people. The identification process is underway, and after detailed verification, The culprits will be arrested.” Bhubaneshwar DCP Umashankar Das said.