Vehicular communications was disrupted between the holy town of Puri and State capital Bhubaneswar on Friday as locals blocked the National Highway-316 near Gudiapokhari Chhak protesting an assault on laxminarayanpur sarpanch.
The agitators including women squatted on the NH-316 and did not allow a single vehicle to ply on the road opposing Thursday’s incident in which the sarpanch was thrashed at the block office.
The locals alleged that the sarpanch was thrashed at the block office for alleging irregularities in the subsidised food supply. later, the police officials rushed to the spot and pacified the irate crowd by promising action against the accused. later, the road blockade was withdrawn.
In a similar incident, local resident blocked the Puri- Brahmagiri road near Kumbharpada opposing the demolition drive in Narendrakona area, disrupting vehicular traffic.