Those Behind Hurling of Eggs at Naveen’s Carcade Should Apologise to People of Odisha: Pranab Asks BJP

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Organisational Secretary Pranab Prakash Das has strongly criticized the incident of hurling eggs at Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s carcade when he was returning from Puri after the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Heritage Corridor project yesterday.

In a tweet directed at Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Pranab said “You are a senior member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. I request you to immediately intervene into the matter and condemn this dastardly act of BJP workers and order them to apologies to the people of Odisha.”

.@dpradhanbjp ଭାଇ, ଆପଣ @BJP4India ର ଜଣେ ବରିଷ୍ଠ ନେତା | ମୋର ବିନମ୍ର ଅନୁରୋଧ ଏହା ଉପରେ ତୁରନ୍ତ ହସ୍ତକ୍ଷେପ କରି ଏହି ଘୃନ୍ୟ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକୁ ନିନ୍ଦା କରିବା ସହ ସେହି ଭୂଲ କରିଥିବା @BJP4Odishaର ଲୋକଙ୍କୁ ଓଡିଶାବାସୀଙ୍କ ପାଖରେ କ୍ଷମା ପାର୍ଥନା କରିବା ପାଇଁ ନିର୍ଦେଶ ଦିଅନ୍ତୁ | # ଜୟଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ?

— Pranab Prakash Das (@pranabpdas) November 25, 2021

He also said in the tweet that “Your party has always been giving stress on Hindu reforms and culture. Jagannath Culture is the identity of the Odia people. Hurling of non-vegetarian objects on people returning from the service of the Lord Jagannath has hurt the sentiments of millions of Odias. People of Odisha believe that the feet of the person returning from Badadanda is touched as they are sacred. But it is very unfortunate that a leader of your party is taking credit for this unholy action.”

.@dpradhanbjp ଭାଇ, ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଦଳ @BJP4India ସବୁବେଳେ ହିନ୍ଦୁ ସଂସ୍କାର ଓ ସଂସ୍କୃତି ବିଷୟରେ ଗୁରୁତ୍ୱ ଦେଇ ଆସିଛି | ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ସଂସ୍କୃତି ହେଉଛି ଓଡିଆ ଜାତିର ପରିଚୟ | ମହାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ସେବା କରି ଆସିଥିବା ଲୋକଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ଆମିଷ ଦ୍ରବ୍ୟ ନିକ୍ଷେପ କରିବା ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଜାତି ଏବଂ କୋଟି କୋଟି ଓଡ଼ିଆଙ୍କୁ ମର୍ମାହତ କରିଛି |

— Pranab Prakash Das (@pranabpdas) November 25, 2021

The ceremony for laying of the Foundation Stone for the Heritage Corridor by Puri Maharaja Gajapati Dibasingha Deba was attended by people belonging to all the parties and Puri MLA was also part of the ceremony. And so also Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik attended the program. It is very unfortunate that some anti-socials hurled eggs at the CM’s Car. It is a matter of grave shame.

.@dpradhanbjp ଭାଇ, ଆପଣ ଜାଣିଛନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ସାରା ଓଡିଶାବାସୀଙ୍କ ବିଶ୍ୱାସ ଯିଏ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ଦର୍ଶନ କରି ବଡ଼ଦାଣ୍ଡରୁ ଫେରିଛି ତାର ପାଦ ଧରି ନମସ୍କାର କରାଯାଏ କାରଣ #ଶରଧାବାଲି ତା ପାଦରେ ଲାଗିଥାଏ | କିନ୍ତୁ ଲଜ୍ଜାର ବିଷୟ ଯେ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଦଳର ଜଣେ ନେତା ଏହି ଘୃନ୍ୟ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଆମିଷ #ଅଣ୍ଡାମାଡ଼ କରିଥିବାର ବାହାବା ନେଉଛନ୍ତି |

— Pranab Prakash Das (@pranabpdas) November 25, 2021