Alleged bomb assault on municipality chairperson’s home Take stringent motion, Pradhan tells Naveen

By Express News Service

DHENKANAL: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday condemned the alleged bomb assault on the residence of Dhenkanal municipality chairperson Jayanti Patra. In a sequence of tweets, Pradhan stated he has spoken to the Director General of Police, Odisha concerning the string of assaults on Jayanti’s home. He additionally urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to make sure strict motion towards the miscreants.

“I am sure @homeodisha which is also headed by Hon’ble @CMO_Odisha will take stringent action to ensure that no miscreant roams free and also act earnestly towards prevention of crime and maintenance of law and order,” Pradhan stated.Stating that Dhenkanal is a peace-loving place, the Union Minister stated the latest pattern of pre and post-poll violence is a poor commercial of the regulation and order state of affairs and likewise the democratic ethos of the State.

Pradhan expressed concern over the brazenness of the assaults on Patra and stated the voice of BJP leaders won’t be silenced with such acts of terror and intimidation. Meanwhile, a four-member delegation of BJP together with two MLAs visited Dhenkanal on the day. The crew comprised Brahmagiri MLA Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra, his Loisingha counterpart Mukesh Mahaling and celebration vice-presidents Prabhati Parida and Anima Subhadarshan. 

The crew met Jayanti and her husband Ramachandra Patra, a former MLA. The members additionally held dialogue with Dhenkanal Collector Saroj Kumar Sethy. Denouncing the assaults on the newly-elected municipality chairperson, the BJP leaders criticised the police for failing to arrest the miscreants.

An officer in Dhenkanal Town police station stated up to now, nobody has been arrested in reference to the alleged bomb assault on the municipality chairperson’s home on Saturday evening. Investigation is underway and people concerned within the incident might be arrested quickly, he added.On the opposite hand, police have arrested 4 of the 5 accused concerned in firing at Jayanti’s home on March 30.