Bhubaneswar, Oct. 5 -- BJD supremo and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik has strongly condemned the alleged attack on former Dharmasala MLA and party leader Pranab Kumar Balabantaray in Jajpur district and questioned whether the rule of law or "goondaraj" was prevailing in Odisha.
In a post on X, Patnaik said the alleged attack on Balabantaray at Madhupurgarh under Jenapur police station during the BJD's Jan Sampark Padyatra was "utterly condemnable".
"Deadly attacks are being carried out on public representatives in broad daylight, the police are silent, the government is silent-is goondaraj reigning in Odisha?" he asked.
Patnaik alleged that public representatives were being attacked even in the presence of police personnel and quest...