A major controversy has now arisen in political circles in Mayurbhanj in the wake of a recent BJD workers' meeting at Rairangpur on Monday.
While the meeting was attended by BJD organisational secretary and Jajpur MLA Pranab Prakash Das and many heavyweight leaders ofparty unit, the BJP lodged an FIR in the Rairangpur police station against organizer of meeting alleging that Covid rules were grossly violated.
Reports said the BJD workers' conference was held at the Rairangpur Municipal Kalyan Mandap. It was attended and addressed by many senior leaders including senior BJD leader and party's Mayurbhanj observer Das where all Covid norms were allegedly thrown to the wind.Bamanghaty Sub-collector Dharmanand Behera and Rairangpur Municipality Executive Officer Bhagvat P Mohapatra had granted necessary permission for meeting.
Rairangpur BJP MLA Naba Charan Majhi, BJP State secretary Naveen Ram, town president Manoj Das, ST Morcha leader Kishor Rajak and Yuva Morcha leader Alok Mohanta rushed to police station and lodged an FIR, demanding immediate stringent action against BJD leader Das and 2 erring officials. Meanwhile, no police action so far in this regard has been initiated.