Even as Minister of State for Home Dibya Shankar Mishra has claimed innocence in the Mamita Meher murder case, BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi on Tuesday said a CBI investigation can only prove whether he is guilty or not.
Attending a programme ‘Mo Paribara, Odisha Paribara’ at Karanjakote under Golamunda block of Kalahandi district on Monday, the Minister said he was not involved in the crime and had never been to Sunshine English Medium School at Mahaling in the district where Mamita was a teacher.
In her reaction, Sarangi said, “Who is he (Mishra) to claim he is innocent? The CBI will only find out real accused.”Sarangi further said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik should hand over case to CBI to identify real culprits of Mamita case.
She had earlier questioned the silence of Chief Minister on the matter and asked that if no Minister was involved, why State Government is hesitant for a CBI probe. Meanwhile, BJP State president Samir Mohanty on Tuesday appealed to people to light a lamp on Diwali in memory of Mamita. Stating that women in State are not safe, Mohanty said BJP would continue to fight till Mamita’s family gets justice.