News from Jajpur

The raids are being conducted following allegations by Dharmasala MLA Himanshu Sahoo that there have been massive irregularities in mining operations during the previous BJD government.

On Friday, Odisha witnessed two tragic deaths in separate incidents. Sepoy Duryadhan Mohanty was found hanging in Bhubaneswar, while Soil Conservator Officer Suresh Mallick was discovered hanging in Jajpur district. Investigations into both cases have begun.

BJD leader Elina Das has approached the Orissa High Court to curb media and social media reports alleging her family’s involvement with the controversial 'Balle Balle Dhaba'. Elina refutes claims of any links, asserting misleading reports are damaging her reputation.

Resentment grows in Jajpur as locals protest the administrative delay in sealing the controversial 'Balle Balle Dhaba and Family Restaurant'. Allegations of MPLAD and MLALAD funds misuse and involvement of local BJD leaders have fueled the dispute. Despite a notice, action remains pending.

Balle Balle Dhaba was allegedly given to a woman BJD leader on lease but without any documents. Dharmasala's former BJD MLA Pranab Balabantaray was said to be managing the show from behind the scenes.

Dharmasala and Kuakhia police registered cases against over 100 people in two cases. Dharmasala Police arrested six persons while Kuakhia police arrested 14 persons. All the accused were produced in court.

As soon as the BJD nominee reached booth-66 in Antia panchayat, supporters of Independent candidate Himansu Sahoo and other parties who had queued up for voting allegedly started shouting at the BJD leader and opposed his presence.

Debanshu Sahu, an Armed Force personnel, who had come to cast his vote along with his family, was allegedly attacked by some BJD workers

The Barchana Assembly constituency, one of the important seats in Jajpur, is going to polls on June 1 in the last phase. It is going to be a tough contest among the BJD, the BJP and the Congress over a host of issues like corruption, unemployment and lack of irrigation, affecting people

In Jajpur and Jagatsinghpur, the ruling BJD faces unprecedented challenges with internal conflicts and strong competition from the BJP. Several key leaders have defected to BJP, threatening BJD's dominance.

While a rally was underway, an SUV of a former sarpanch namely Dillip Behera allegedly ran into the crowd, injuring a BJD supporter and damaging four motorcycles. BJD candidate Pranab Balabantray was present at the rally.

The family members alleged that Pihu went missing on August 9, 2020. However, the State government and public representatives didn’t provide any kind of help to find the missing girl. Hence, they have decided to boycott the poll.

Many candidates' wives are actively campaigning for their husbands. They participate in various campaign activities, from door-to-door visits to public meetings, in different assembly seats such as Bolangir, Korei, and Jeypore.

After coming to know that Collector Nikhil Pawan Kalyan was in a meeting in the CDMO's office, Deeptimayee decided to sit near the Collector’s vehicle to get her complaint heard.  

The delay in candidate announcement and denial of tickets to senior and sitting MLAs have triggered revolts by their supporters at several places.