BJD ZP candidate attacked in Titilagarh; two held TUESDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2012 00:54 PNS | MALKANGIRI/RAYAGADA/BALANGIR HITS: 31 User Rating: / 0

BJD ZP candidate attacked in Titilagarh; two held TUESDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2012 00:54 PNS | MALKANGIRI/RAYAGADA/BALANGIR HITS: 31 User Rating: / 0 PoorBest On the eve of the panchayat elections on Monday, in a surprise development, a BJD zilla parishad candidate, Bhakta Majhi, was attacked near Khulan on Sunday night. Majhi was contesting in ZP Zone Seven in the Titilagarh sub-division area. While he was returning to his village Batharla, a group of persons attacked him near Khulan, 80 km from here. Majhi, who sustained injuries, was shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital here and is undergoing treatment. A case was registered at the Titilagrah police station, and two persons were arrested in this connection, informed PS IIC CP Kanhar. “It is unfortunate that our candidate was attacked by miscreants, night before the election. This was done to check the BJD’s electoral success in the district. The guilty, whoever they may be, must be brought to book. I will ask for disciplinary actions if any BJD worker is found involved in the incident,” said Balangir MP and district BJD president Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo speaking to this correspondent over phone. ===============================================================================