The Bhumihina Praja Samiti thanked the Kamakhyanagar block voters for the victory of the BJP from two ZP zones out of the three that went to poll on February 13.
Samiti State president Debashisha Hota said it is the defeat of the oppressive elements who have unleashed a reign of terror in the area at the behest of the ruling party. He said the lathicharge on innocent Dalits by police in December last at Khatuahata under Tumusinga Police Station in Dhenkanal was done at the instance of the local MlA and Mines Minister Praffula Mallick.
The BJP won in Zone No 1 and 2 of Kamakhyanagar Block in the first phase of the PRI election. Hota said that the voters relied on Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Notably, more than 2,000 Dalits from Tentulisinga, Kandarsinga and Talagorad of Baisinga GP, Bangura and Baunsapal of Baunsapal GP, Markata and Bhagirathapur of Kadua GP , Kandhabola and Kanpura of Kanpura GP, lokanathapur Sasan, Hatuari and Badasuanlo of Badasuanlo GP and Nuapani and Baligorada of Baligorada GP in Zilla Parisad Zone No 1 and Bijadihi and Mahulpal of Mahulpal GP , Bampu , Mota and Saruali of Saruali GP, Aluajharan, Mahuli and Anlabereni of Anlabereni GP, Kusumjodi of Kusumjodi GP and Kadalipal and Marichakan of Kantiokateni GP in Zilla Parisad Zone No. 2 of Kamakhyanagar Block had been beaten by police while coming in a rally. As a result, 437 innocent landless of these villages had been injured and one Parikh Khatua of Bangura village in Kamakhyanagar had died on December 30 succumbing to his injury.
The Samiti under leadership of Hota has been continuously organising rallies and demonstrations for land patta to all poor landless citizens in the area.