Pallahara BJD chairman demolishes plaque constructed for Ahar Kendra

ANGUL:Protesting against the non-inclusion of names in plaque,Pallahara block chairman demolished the plaque with an axe in presence of hundreds of BJD supporters at Pallahara hospital complex this morning.The roads and building department is going to construct an Ahar Kendra in the hospital complex in an estimate of rupees 96 lakhs.

The panchayatraj minister Rabi Nayak was scheduled to lay the foundation stone of the Kendra this morning in presence of local BJP MLA Ashok Mohanty.When the block BJD chairman In the plaque only the name of the minister and MLA were written.This had piqued local block BJD chairman Rinarani Nayak and zilla parisad member Sabitri Majhi.Along with the hundreds of supporters stormed into the hospital complex and totally demolished the plaque protesting the non-inclusion of their names.

#Odisha : Pallahara BJD chairman demolishes plaque constructed for Ahar Kendra

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Police officials were on the spot tried to dissuade them but the protesters didn’t listen to them.They totally demolished the structure with the help of an axe.They blamed local MLA and the minister for the injustice to them.

Sources said,later in the afternoon the foundation stone laying function was held where minister Nayak attended the occasion as chief guest.Local MLA Ashok Mohanty was present there.They laid the foundation stone without the plaque.

This incident has created a ripple in Pallahara town.Attempts were made to contact local MLA ,BDO and police officials but they didn’t respond to the call.As laxmi Puja bhasani puja function was on in Pallahara.

As per the sources R&B department officials have lodged an FIR in Pallahara police station in this connection.

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