Odisha Elections 2024: BJP Booth President Stabbed Amid Violence In Kendrapada During Last Phase

Kendrapada: A BJP booth president was critically injured after being allegedly stabbed by BJD workers in Kendrapada Lok Sabha constituency as violence marred the last phase of polling in several places of Odisha on Saturday.

As per preliminary information, BJP workers alleged that their party’s booth president was stabbed by some BJD activists during voting. The incident reportedly took place at booth No. 35 in Kendrapada.

A complaint has been lodged with the police regarding the violent incident.

In another incident, a BJP worker, identified as Rashmi Ranjan Jena, was injured after being attacked with sharp weapon allegedly by some BJD activists in Nilakanthapur panchayat of Pattamundai under Kendrapada district.

Similarly, tension prevailed in Salepur area following a murderous attack on the BJP MLA candidate’s agent and three others allegedly by BJD workers at booth number 184 and 185 in Malasasan when polling was underway.

BJP workers claimed that when they objected to the act of booth capturing, BJD activists assaulted them. Though some police personnel were present, they remained mute spectators, they claimed, adding that five persons were injured in the attack.

They accused BJD’s Ramesh Jena of engaging scores of people to attack them.
Sanjay Rout, election agent of BJP MLA candidate Arindam Roy said there should be repolling in the booths as they were captured by BJD workers.