Tag: Shoe Attack On Cm Naveen Patnaik

Bhubaneswar: Amid the ongoing political tug of war over shoe attack on Odisha Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik, the contradicting statements of police on accused Kartik Meher’s political links has stirred a major controversy. Hours after Padampur Inspector-in-Charge Jashobant Pradhani claimed that the accused is not mentally sound and denied any political link, […]

Padampur: A day after the shoe attack on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik sparked off a political storm in the State, police on Tuesday claimed that the accused youth is ‘mentally unstable’. “The arrested youth, identified as Kartik Meher of Buddhapali under Padampur police limits, is not mentally sound. Besides, he belongs to an agrarian family […]

Bargarh: Tension ran high after shoes were hurled at Odisha Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik while he was addressing a public meeting during campaigning for Bijepur bypoll for party candidate Rita Sahu at Kumbhari village in Barpali block of Bargarh today. The incident occurred at around 6 PM when Patnaik was about to […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) on Wednesday sought a report from the Odisha State Election Commissioner (SEC) on the incident of shoe hurling at Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during the by-election campaign in Bijepur on Tuesday. A delegation of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), led by party MP Pinaki Mishra, met the CEC […]