BJP leaders Mohan Majhi, Radha Kanta Mohanta, Keonjhar dist president Biraj Mishra, Bijaya Barik, Subrat Mohanty and others were detained before Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik arrived in Keonjhar here to lay foundation stone for a Government medical college.
Besides, police also beat up some party workers on the charges of showing black flag to Ministers Badri Narayan Patra and Pradip Amat when they were returning from the programme.
Party’s district youth president Hemendra Barik was seriously injured and reportedly kept under police custody without any medical treatment. However, he was later released as the BJP threatened to gherao the police station.
All the MlAs of the district, excepting Sanatan Mahakud, MP Sakuntal laguri, district Collector DrTirumallaNaik, SP Rajesh Pandit, former MlA Jitu Patnaik former MPs Y laguri and Madhab Sardar and BJD district president Ashis Chakrabarti were present.