A day after the BJP State Yuva Morcha produced at a Press conference here an “Intelligence report” suggesting Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik not to contest from the Hinjili Assembly seat, the BJD on Tuesday rubbished the report and accused the BJP of misleading public.
A similar attempt was made by the BJP in Karnataka during polls. The party made a propaganda that Siddaramaiah would leave his seat and contest from another segment, BJD spokesperson Pratap Keshari Deb pointed out.
Addressing a Press meet here, Deb said, “There is no section in the Intelligence Directorate called SIB Political Desk. “I am terming the document as fake because the letter numbers in both the papers are same. You need to be smart enough while even copying something,” he taunted.
“The document has been forged,” he added.
Earlier after the BJP Press conference, DGP Dr RP Sharma in a Tweet said, “A fake document purported to be assessment report of some Assembly segments by Odisha police Intelligence Department has been shown in a Press meet by a political party. It is clarified that the document is absolutely fake and fabricated. An FIR is being registered in this matter,” Sharma tweeted.
Worth mentioning, the advisory printed and stamped under the letterhead of Odisha Police State Intelligence Branch Bhubaneswar suggested the Chief Minister to avoid Hinjili and, instead, pick Rourkela, Bijepur, Balangir or Titlagarh as a safe seat for him.
Now, responding to the BJD allegations, BJP spokesperson Golak Mohapatra said, “As the BJD is on the back foot, it is making such claims.
We had received the letter from social media and the matter should be handed over to the CBI, the NIA or the National Forensic Laboratory to ascertain the authenticity of the letter.”
Later, alleging violation of the model code of conduct, a BJP delegation led by State vice-president Samir Mohanty met the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and demanded stringent action against DGP Sharma and Special DG of Intelligence Sunil Roy.
The delegation submitted a petition addressed to the Election Commission of India stating that the Intelligence
Branch of the Odisha Police comes under the direct supervision and control of the Election Commission after the declaration of the election dates and the enforcement of the model code of conduct.