A day after former Odisha Chief Minister and BJD leader Naveen Patnaik called for a court-monitored SIT probe and judicial inquiry into the alleged sexual assault of an army officer’s fiancée at Bharatpur Police Station, a political war of words erupted between the BJP and the BJD. While, the BJD leader termed the incident as indicative of the ‘incompetence’ of the BJP government in the state, the latter, however, on Saturday, hit back, claiming the incident was being “politicized.”BJD, BJP clash over Odisha assault case, latter says incident being ‘politicised’
A day after former Odisha Chief Minister and BJD leader Naveen Patnaik called for a court-monitored SIT probe and judicial inquiry into the alleged sexual assault of an army officer’s fiancée at Bharatpur Police Station, a political war of words erupted between the BJP and the BJD. While, the BJD leader termed the incident as indicative of the ‘incompetence’ of the BJP government in the state, the latter, however, on Saturday, hit back, claiming the incident was being “politicized.”
