Congress alleges BJP conspiracy behind violence during protest in Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: The Congress on Friday termed the violence during Thursday’s protests, which left several people injured, a conspiracy by BJP government to defame the party and its workers.

Addressing a media conference here, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das reiterated that the Congress workers never pelted stones at the police. The Congress was conducting a peaceful agitation and the police resorted to using water canons on the protesters and subsequent lathi-charge on them, he stated.

He also alleged that the DGP was acting as a ruling party worker and threatening the Opposition for protesting against rising crime against women in the state.