A BJP delegation on Thursday met DGP KB Singh here and demanded immediate release of the 13 party workers arrested by police.
The delegation also demanded action against two BJD leaders, Cuttack-Barabati MlA Debasis Samantray and Niali MlA Pramod Mallick, as well as Jagatsinghpur SP Sudha Singh. The delegation led by Sameer Mohanty submitted a memorandum to the DGP demanding action against the ruling party MlAs for creating vandalism at the Tirtol police station and at the IOCl meeting place in Paradip on February 7.
The delegation demanded immediate release of the 13 BJP workers, who, they alleged, were arrested at the behest of the Niali MlA though they are innocent. Besides, it also demanded action against the two BJD MlAs and Minister Pranab Prakash Das who were involved in breaking barricades at the IOCl meeting venue.The delegation urged the DGP to suspend the Jagatsinghpur SP for her “gross dereliction of duty” in maintaining law and order at the meeting venue.