Dabugaon MLA’s arrest unfortunate: Cong

October 26, 2010 9:49:44 AM PNS | Bhubaneswar Dabugaon Congress MLA Bhujabal Majhi has represented the constituency repeatedly in the State Assembly. He is amiable and people-friendly leader. The officers and the Tribal Minister Ramesh Majhi are responsible for the BDO’s humiliation in the Kosagumuda block, the Congress alleged. In any inaugural ceremony, the local MLA’s presence is mandatory. If he is not present it is binding that his name should be there in the plaque. These were ignored by the district Collector, Superintendent of Police and the BDO. It is unfortunate that if the Minister had wanted he could have solved the problem. However, he ignored this and carried out the inauguration. Bhujabal Majhi was not present at the spot and he was no way involved in the vandalism at the block office. In spite of this, the police arrested him which is highly condemnable and the State is on the reverse mode before its doomsday, said PCC vice – president Shibananda Ray, chief spokeperson Arya Jnanendra, spokeperson Ashok Samal and State Mahila Congress president Asima Mahananda. Govt asks DM to submit report October 26, 2010 9:48:21 AM PNS | Bhubaneswar The State Government on Monday asked the Nabarangpur Collector to submit a report on BDO’s assault case of Koshagumuda Block. Speaking to reporters at the State Secretariat, Panchayati Raj Minister Prafulla Samal said appropriate action would be taken against the Government officials after a report on the BDO’s assult case from the Collector is received. The Minister said the Kosagumuda incident is highly deplorable. He informed that local MLAs should be invited during inauguration of projects as per provision. “Koshagumuda incident has allegedly happened as the name of the MLA was not engraved in the plaque. It could have been changed if the legislator had complained”, Samal observed. He said he would take serious view on the invitation issues and instruct BDOs to strictly adhere to the provisions for inviting local MLA in the Government programmes, like inauguration of Government projects. On the other hand the Congress has alleged that the State Government is implementing different laws for MLAs belonging to different parties. “Recently an BJD MLA slapped a doctor at Nabarngpur, but no action was taken. But Bhujabal Majhi, the Congress MLA, who was not present at Koshagumuda Block when the BDO was assaulted, was arrested,” the working president of OPCC Lalatendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra said.