Mahanga double murder | Purandeswari demands arrest of Odisha Minister Pratap Jena
Updated:
Updated:
She questions why no action has been taken despite his name figuring in FIR
Share Article
She questions why no action has been taken despite his name figuring in FIR Former Union Minister and Odisha BJP in-charge Daggubati Purandeswari on Thursday demanded the immediate arrest of State Law Minister Pratap Jena, who has been named in a police complaint as an accused in a murder case.
Ms. Purandeswari led a BJP delegation to Nrutanga village in Cuttack district to meet family members of Kulamani Baral, former Mahanga Block chairperson, who was brutally hacked to death along with his associate Dibyasingh Baral.
Mahanga incident: BJP to hold demonstrations in all blocks
The BJP alleged that Baral was made a target as he had raised the issue of massive corruption in implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in Nrutanga panchayat.
Share Via Email
| A+A A- By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: The State BJP on Sunday announced that the party will hold demonstrations in front of all police stations and block offices in undivided Cuttack district demanding the resignation of Law Minister Pratap Jena over the double murder in Mahanga.
“If Jena does not resign, he should be removed from the ministry immediately,” State unit president Samir Mohanty said. Condemning the incident, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan hoped that the administration will take strong action against the guilty persons. “There may be differences in social life, but there is nothing more deplorable than violence and killing,” he said.