By Our Correspondent
SAMBALPUR/JHARSUGUDA/BHUBANESWAR: Sambalpur’s Thelkuli Police have arrested several BJP leaders including State President Manmohan Samal and Union Minister Bishweshwar Tudu, Sundargarh MP Jual Oram, Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari, Kalahandi MP Basant Panda, MLAs Nauri Nayak, Kusum Tete, Sankar Oram, ex Minister KV Singh Deo and ex-President Samir Mohanty.
The arrest made after Odisha unit of BJP leaders were heading towards Sambalpur to review the situation in the aftermath of violence during the Hanuman Jayanti motorcycle rally on April 12.
They were stopped by the district police near Sripura Chhak on Sambalpur-Jharsuguda border. Later, they were taken to the Thelkuli police station for detention and later arrested.
“ରାଜ୍ୟ ସଭାପତି ଶ୍ରୀ@SamalManmohan7ଙ୍କ ନେତୃତ୍ବରେ କେନ୍ଦ୍ରମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଶ୍ରୀ@Bishweswar_Tuduଙ୍କ ସମତେ ବରିଷ୍ଠ ନେତୃବୃନ୍ଦଙ୍କ ଏକ ଟିମ ସମ୍ବଲପୁର ଦଙ୍ଗା ପ୍ରପୀଡିତ ତଥା ହତ୍ୟା ହୋଇଥିବା ଜନଜାତି କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକର୍ତ୍ତାଙ୍କ ପରିବାରକୁ ଭେଟିବାକୁ ଯାଉଥିବା ବେଳେ ଶ୍ରୀପୁରା ଛକରେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ଅଟକାଇ ସମ୍ବଲପୁର ଥେଲକୋଲି ପୋଲିସ ଗିରଫ କରିଛି।,’ Odisha BJP said in a tweet.
The BJP team was to meet those who were injured in the group clash and hold discussion with the officials of the district administration.
