The BJP on Tuesday came down heavily on the ruling BJD for rising atrocities against women in the State. The party said the womenfolk feels unsafe as some Ministers and BJD MLAs are found meting out heinous crimes against them.
“It’s quite shocking that involvement of some ministers and MLAs in sexual exploitation of women have surfaced on many occasions. Besides, names of ruling party leaders have come up in mysterious deaths of some women and female children,” said BJP spokesperson Sonali Sahoo.
Quoting a woman from Nimapara who recently alleged that she was coaxed by some BJD leaders to come to the Bhubaneswar residence of former Minister Samir Ranjan Dash for some “special mind-fresh interactions,” the BJP leader said this speaks how BJD leaders stoop low to satiate their sexual desire.
“Dharmendra Sahoo, a BJD leader of Nimpara, was forced commit suicide as Samir Ranjan Dash literally coaxed his wife to have relationship with him,” alleged Sahoo.
Sahoo also named BJD MLAs Srikanta Sahoo, Divya Shankar Mishra, Arun Sahoo, Jyoti Pangigrahi, Braja Pradhan and Bijaya Shankar Das and said they have also committed crimes of various natures against women.
There was, however, no reaction from the BJD to Sahoo’s charges.
