Bhubaneswar, June 19 -- Political tensions escalated in Jharsuguda as former MLA Dipali Das and sitting MLA Tankadhar Tripathy exchanged sharp allegations over mineral resource management and local healthcare infrastructure development.

The confrontation marks a renewed dispute between the BJD and BJP leaders over administrative accountability in the constituency.

As per reports, the primary dispute centers on resource extraction from the Ib River. Former MLA Dipali Das publicly targeted MLA Tankadhar Tripathy, alleging his direct involvement in the illegal transportation of hundreds of trips of sand from the river basin without valid regulatory clearances. Alongside the mineral extraction allegations, Das accused Tripathy of engaging i...