Bhubaneswar, Jan 17: Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan alleged that the law and order situation in Odisha has “completely collapsed” and victims do not get justice.

Union Minister Pradhan said this at a meeting in the BJP state headquarters here on Tuesday.

Pradhan alleged that the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders were involved in the exploitation and killing of a woman school teacher in Kalahandi district. The prime accused in the sensational woman teacher murder case was killed inside the jail.

“The government has no answer on the death of the prime accused of the woman teacher murder case inside the jail”, Pradhan said. He alleged that the law and order situation could easily be ascertained from the fact that police personnel were beaten up inside the police station in Bhatli area of Bargarh district.

Pradhan also alleged that Odisha was on top in terms of atrocities on women.

The police personnel were beaten up in the police station when the Chief Minister himself holds the Home portfolio, Pradhan said.

“The arrogance of demon king Ravana, Kansa to Duryadhan was not tolerated by the people. The arrogant BJD government is protecting its tainted Ministers and MLAs. The people will teach them a lesson in the next elections,” he added.

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Notably, several former Ministers and MLAs under the Naveen Patnaik government were allegedly involved in serious criminal cases including murder and sexual exploitation of women in the last few years. FIRs have been lodged against many BJD lawmakers including Divya Shankar Mishra, Arun Sahoo, Srikanta Sahoo, Jyoti Pangigrahi, Braja Pradhan, Samir Ranjan Dash, Pratap Jena and Bijaya Shankar Das on many occasions for their alleged involvement in criminal cases. However, none of them were brought under investigation by Odisha Police, so far.