Bhubaneswar: Voicing concern over the assault of a senior officer of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Monday demanded immediate and exemplary action against those involved in the incident.
The former Chief Minister said he was utterly shocked seeking a video of the incident. Ratnakar Sahoo, Additional Commissioner, BMC, a senior officer of the rank of Additional Secretary was dragged from his office and brutally kicked and assaulted in front of a BJP corporator, he said.
“What is more appalling is that this happened in broad daylight, in the heart of the capital city – Bhubaneswar to a senior officer while he was in his office, hearing grievances of people,” said Naveen, who is also the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Assembly.
“I ask @MohanMOdisha Ji to take immediate and exemplary action against not only those who perpetrated but more importantly the political leaders who orchestrated and conspired this shameful attack. The people named by the officer in his FIR have behaved like criminals. If a senior officer is not safe in his own office, then what law and order will ordinary citizens expect from the Government,” Naveen said in a post on X.
The former CM expressed the hope that Majhi will direct immediate action to be taken to restore faith in his government and not allow this heinous act to go unpunished like the assault on an officer by the ex-Governor’s son. “The people of Odisha will not forgive this,” he added.
