Bhubaneswar, Nov. 10 -- The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday accused the BJP government in Odisha of failing to protect tribal communities, alleging that repeated incidents of atrocities had created a sense of insecurity among them. The party raised the issue following an alleged attack on a sacred worship site of the Santhal community in Keonjhar district.
A BJD delegation, led by former minister and party's Tribal Cell president Sudam Marandi, visited Basantpur village under Ghasipura Assembly constituency on the direction of party president and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik to assess the situation and meet the affected people.
According to the allegations, Bajrang Dal activists vandalised the community's traditional place of wors...