Fearing any egg attack on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, the Brahmapur police administration closed down all the egg shops and fast food outlets in the city ahead of the CM’s visit here for opening of various projects on Tuesday.
The unprecedented move came in the wake of Congress workers targeting Patnaik’s Ministerial colleagues with eggs and tomatoes during their visits to various places in the State recently. Egg shops and fast food outlets located near the city bus-stand remained closed till 12 noon till the departure of the Chief Minister after inaugurating the new city bus-stand.
The entire city and the venue where the Chief Minister attended programmes were fortified with around 15 platoons of police, 57 officials, seven DSPs, nine Inspectors, 80 Home Guards being deployed to ensure a hassle-free visit of Patnaik.
Besides Brahmapur, Patnaik visited Chhatrapur and Polsara where he opened many new projects.
The police too arrested seven Congress activists before the visit of Patnaik. Moreover, 12 aggrieved Block Grant teachers who were raising slogans against the State Government’s apathetic attitude towards them too were detained by the police.
later, all the arrested Congress activists and detainees were released after the CM left the city.