The BJP on Wednesday filed an FIR against Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and four BJD MlAs in connection with a sting operation where the MlAs were shown demanding bribes for facilitating setting up of industries in their respective constituencies.
A BJP delegation led by party State vice-president Sameer Mohanty filed the FIR at the Capital police station here against MlAs Susant Kumar Behera (Chhendipada), Seemarani Nayak (Hindol), Anam Naik (Bhawanipatna) and Bijay Kumar Nayak (Karanjia).
The sting operation had been aired by a TV channel on Monday.
“The MlAs have been shown asking for money as bribe, illegal gratification in the name of the Chief Minister, who is also the BJD president. The Chief Minister and the BJD MlAs are public servants and come under the preview of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988,” stated the FIR.
Meanwhile, the four MlAs too filed an FIR at the Kharvela Nagar police station here seeking a through probe into the matter.