Odisha: Eggs Hurled At Ex-BJD MLA Pranab Balabantaray’s Vehicle
Jajpur, Oct 17: A group of youths allegedly hurled eggs at the vehicle of BJD leader and former Dharmasala MLA Pranab Kumar Balabantaray in Odisha's Jajpur district on Thursday.
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According to sources, the incident took place at Andobala village under Dharmasala Assembly constituency in the district when Balabantaray was on way to visit various Laxmi Puja pandals.
A group of youths raised slogans against the BJD leader and targeted his vehicle as he returned from one of the pandals, sources said.
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✨After getting information, a police team from Jenapur police station reached the spot and started an investigation into the incident.
Balabantaray, son of late Minister and Rajya Sabha MP Kalpataru Das was elected to the State Assembly from Dharmasala seat on BJD ticket in 2014 and 2019.
In the 2024 Assembly elections, Balabantaray lost his seat to independent candidate Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo.
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