The Congress on Friday announced to hold a Koraput Bandh on Saturday, in protest against the attacks on the brother and nephew of senior Congress leader and candidate for Jeypore Assembly constituency Tara Prasad Bahinipati.
“If culprits are not arrested by tonight, we will hold a district-wide bandh on Saturday,” Bahinipati told mediapersons here. Angry Congress workers staged a road blockade at the Traffic Square here protesting the Thursday night’s attack Bahinipati’s brother and nephew.
The workers burnt tyres on the roads during the Rasta Roko, disrupting traffic. Bahinipati’s brother and nephew were stabbed by a group of BJD activists in a hotel room late on Thursday night.
According to reports, the BJD leaders and workers barged into Room 217 of Madhumati Hotel at about 1.30 am and attacked Tara Prasad Bahinipati’s brother Tuna Bahinipati and nephew Gupta Prasad Mohapatra with sharp weapons before fleeing the spot. Both the injured were later rushed to the Jeypore Sub-Divisional Hospital in critical conditions.