Bhubaneswar: The Opposition BJD and the Congress on Saturday turned the heat on the Mohan Majhi government in Odisha over alleged assault of an officer, Baikunthanath Pradhan, posted at Raj Bhavan by Governor Raghubar Das’ son. Speaking at a presser, BJD leader Pratap Deb described it as an ‘unfortunate’ and ‘disgraceful’ incident. “Despite an FIR, no action has been taken by police till today though the incident took place on July 7.
We fail to understand the reason behind this delay. The BJP government has been talking about giving justice to people of the state since assuming office. If the government fails to act in this case in which an official was assaulted by the Governor’s son then how can people repose faith in it?” he asked.
The BJD leader further said that since Home and General Administration department are under the CM, he would like to request him to ensure justice for the victim. Earlier in the day, several members of the youth and student wings of the Congress were detained by police as they staged a demonstration in front of Raj Bhavan here, demanding action in the matter. They have threatened to gherao the DGP office and intensify the agitation if no action is taken against the assaulters.
Senior Congress leader Niranjan Patnaik also expressed concern over the recent incident involving Lalit Kumar, the son of Governor. “It has been reported that on the night of July 7, he allegedly assaulted Baikuntha Pradhan, an Assistant Section Officer .