leader of Opposition (loP) in the State Assembly and senior Congress leader Narasingha Mishra on Sunday reiterated his party’s demand for a judicial inquiry into Brahma Parivartan fiasco of the deities of the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri.Addressing a Press conference , Mishra said only a judicial inquiry can unravel the truth about the circumstances in which the Brahma Parivartan was delayed, the reasons for the delay and the persons responsible for it. He wondered what is preventing the Government from ordering a judicial probe into the issue.
“Perhaps the honourable Chief Minister considers he is guilty and has realised that he has committed a great sin or a big mistake, and if there is an inquiry he will be caught. That is why he has refrained from announcing a judicial inquiry,” said Mishra.“In the past, the Chief Minister used to order judicial inquiries at the drop of a hat. But he is silent now, which means he is feeling guilty,” Mishra said, stressing that the allegation of theft of the Brahma is a serious charge that needs to be probed.
“This allegation is so serious that it cannot be told in words. Since such an allegation has come to the fore, we are demanding an impartial inquiry at the earliest. let the truth come out in the open, or if the Chief Minister has some facts with him he should come out and make a statement on it to the people. Why does he remain silentIJ Either when he feels nothing has happened or when he feels that he is guilty.
At least now, nobody can claim that nothing has happened. Whether it was a disorder or an accident, everyone has accepted that there has been bungling. The second truth is that the Chief Minister considers himself to have committed some sin or wrong,” said Mishra.Earlier in the day, a team of the Congress leaders led by Mishra met the Puri district Collector and SP and also discussed the issue with the Biswabasu of the Banajaga Yatra team Binayak Das Mohapatra.