The BJP on Thursday alleged that five officers of the Chief Minister’s Office are supplying huge amounts of black money for distribution among by-poll bound Bijepur voters and demanded that they be kept under surveillance of the Chief Electoral Officer.
A team of BJP leaders led by former Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang submitted a memorandum to the CEO in this regard.The party said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s Private Secretary V K Pandian as sent 100 officers to Bijepur to work for the BJD, alleged the team.Stating that role of administration and police officers is important in ensuring a free and fair election, the saffron party requested the CEO to desist all Government officers from working for the BJD.
The party said the CMO’s VK Pandian, Rupa Roshan Sahu, DS Kutte, Gopabandhu Das and Pradipt Kumare Mohaptra are managing Bijepur by-poll
from Bhubaneswar in favour of the BJD.