High Voltage Drama in Ganjam as Gopalpur MLA’s vehicle attacked by BJD workers (!).
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Berhampur,25/08/23:Pradeep Panigrahy, a former blue-eyed boy of Odisha CM who reportedly fell out with him over the rise of his private secretary V K Pandian, is attacked soon after he claimed he could be attacked on way to attend a Pandian public meeting.
High drama unfolded in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Friday as a group of BJD workers allegedly attacked Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahy’s vehicle when the legislator was heading towards Balaji Bidyapitha in his constituency, where 5T Secretary V K Pandian held the grievance redressal meeting.
According to sources, a host of BJD workers allegedly stopped Panigrahy’s vehicle near Lanjipalli- Khajuria overbridge.
Subsequently, a heated argument ensued between the supporters of the MLA and the ruling party workers.
Several workers allegedly climbed on the MLA’s SUV and threatened the legislator not to proceed towards Gopalpur, while other BJD workers allegedly hurled eggs, water bottle, ink and stones on the vehicle to prevent him from visiting his own constituency.
Hundreds of policemen were present at the spot but remained mute spectators, sources said.
From the spot, Panigrahy reportedly sent e-mails to the Chief Minister’s Office, Chief Secretary, DGP, and Home Department from his mobile phone in this regard.
Now the question arises, whether the 5T Secretary’s whirlwind tours of Odisha, ostensibly to hear public grievances on the direction of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, is a government programme or it is an election preparation meeting of the ruling party (?).
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