BJP leaders of Vyasadev and Korai areas burnt the effigies of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Bargarh MlA Debesh Acharya on Saturday before the ADM’s office here protesting the attack on Union Ministers in Bargarh.
The BJP activists gave anti-BJD slogans and demanded arrest of Bargarh MlA Acharya as he was present while the attack took place and resignation of Chief Minister Patnaik for staying mum on the incident.
The protest rally was led by Vyasanagar BJP president Nityananda Mahalik. Yuba Morcha district vice-president Ajodhyanath Jena, Dushmanta Rout, Biswaranjan Pattanayak, Arun Das, Achutananda Das, Damodar Parida, Muralidhar Rout, Ganesh Mallick, Hemant Mallick, Amulya Das, Suresh Panda, Puspalata Das, Madan Rout, Ananda Patra, Bikas Sahoo and Ganeswar Majhi, among others, were present.