A Congress candidate contesting the municipal elections for Ward-17 of Jeypore Municipality was attacked by miscreants in the wee hours of Tuesday.
An FIR was lodged against 12 people, including local MlA and School and Mass Education Minister Rabi Narayan Nanda, at the local police station in this connection, sources said.
According to reports, as many as 12 people, allegedly from ruling BJD, attacked Congress candidate Trilochan Nayak at 1.30 am on Tuesday night in Kumbharsahi.
However, Nayak managed to escape the attack, while another party worker Balaram Hantala sustained serious injuries. Protesting the mortal attack, Congress, BJP and CPI workers on Wednesday gheraoed the Jeypore police station and blocked National High Way 26 demanding arrest of the Minister's son Aditya Nanda alleging that he was the mastermind in the attack.
Congress leader Tara Prasad Bahinipati, BJP leader Bhrugu Buxipatra and CPI leader Susanta Adhikari along with many protestors demanded immediate arrest and action against the culprits whose names were mentioned in the FIR.