Sambit Patra calls for ouster of Chilika MLA whose automobile plowed right into a crowd injuring a number of folks

By Express News Service

BHUBANESWAR: Senior BJP chief and nationwide spokesperson Sambit Patra on Sunday demanded stern motion in opposition to the suspended BJD chief and Chilika MLA Prashant Jagdev whose automobile plowed right into a crowd injuring 22 individuals severely.

Describing the suspension of Jagdev from BJD as an eyewash, Patra stated the regional occasion ought to have expelled the MLA for the seriousness of his crime.

“He (Jagdev) has brought disrepute to the peace-loving people of Odisha who are known for their simplicity, good manner, peaceful coexistence and non-violence,” Patra informed a media convention after visiting the injured on the AIIMS hospital right here.

Lambasting the ruling BJD going for going mushy on Jagdev even after a sequence of crimes, the BJP chief who unsuccessfully contested the final Lok Sabha election from Puri constituency underneath which the Chilika Assembly phase falls, stated Jagdev being a ordinary offender is given a protracted rope.

“The BJP came out a clear winner in four of the five states that went to poll recently. Not a single incidence of violence was reported from anywhere. Here in Odisha the ruling BJD is resorting to violence in all elections. This needs to end and the perpetrators of violence seriously dealt with,” Patra stated.

Accusing Jagdev of driving the automobile in a drunken situation, Patra stated stringent motion ought to be initiated in opposition to the Bahubali (rowdy) legislator immediately.

After arrival from New Delhi, Patra straight proceeded to AIIMS hospital the place two injured ladies are present process remedy. One of them has a fractured leg whereas the opposite has fractured ribs.

Patra visited Banpur the place the horrific incident came about on Saturday. He will go to the injured present process remedy on the native hospital there and discuss to the folks. He is scheduled to depart for Delhi this night.

The BJP has determined to carry silent satyagraha on Monday in all of the city native our bodies going to polls on March 24 as a mark of protest to the Banpur incident, stated state BJP normal secretary Golak Mohapatra.

Patra claimed a minimum of 25 individuals, together with seven police personnel and native tehsildar, had been injured within the incident that occurred in entrance of the Banpur block workplace on Saturday.