Clash Between Police And BJP In Odisha

Thousands of protesters protested on the road…

Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of Odisha police personnel and BJP supporters were injured and Police vehicles were damaged as party workers fought a battle with the force during a march to the Assembly.

On Tuesday, Activists of BJP Yuva Morcha protested demanding a CBI probe into the murder case of health minister Naba Kishore Das and the alleged deteriorating law and order situation.

The Mahatma Gandhi Marg in front of the Assembly building turned into a battlefield when the police stopped the BJP activists who broke the barricade. Many were seen scaling the barricades.

The police claimed that the agitators threw water bottles, eggs and stones at the cops who later used batons to disperse the crowd.

Several security personnel and political workers were injured in the clash.

Bhubaneswar DCP Prateek Singh said that 10 police personnel including ACP Amitav Mohapatra suffered severe injuries in the clash.

Five police vehicles were destroyed, the DCP said.

The police detained more than 100 protesters and action will be taken against them as per law, he said.

DGP Sunil Bansal visited the Capital Hospital to meet the injured police personnel.

In the Assembly, BJP MLAs created chaos over the incident as Leader of Opposition Jayanarayan Mishra demanded a ruling from the chair on the police excess on the party activists.