Bhubaneshwar, May 23 -- Leader of the Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik on Saturday wrote a formal letter to Chief Minister Mohan Majhi regarding the deteriorating law and order situation in the state.

In the letter, Patnaik alleged that Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Ranendra Pratap Swain was being blocked, intimidated, and physically prevented from attending the Tigiria Panchayat Samiti Meeting by "BJP-backed miscreants", calling it a "malicious assault" on the Indian democratic values.

"I am writing to you with a sense of deep concern and grave anxiety regarding the rapidly deteriorating law and order situation in our state. It has been brought to my attention through distressing ground reports - echoed widely in public forums ...