Police detained over 80 activists of Congress and BJP before Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik visited Sambalpur district for inauguration of some projects on Tuesday.
The police took activists of the two opposition parties, including former MlA Jayanarayan Mishra, apprehending that they might show black flags and hurl eggs at the CM cavalcade, sources said.
During his visit, Patnaik flagged off a pilgrimage train carrying senior citizens of south Odisha at the Khetrajpur railway station. The train carrying more than 1,000 senior citizens left for Rishikesh and Haridwar, sources said.
Patnaik too visited Sundargarh district. he inaugurated around 20 projects and laid stones for some proposed ones. He distributed assistances to beneficiaries under various Government schemes during the visit.