Summary:
Smriti and Dharmendra addressed three rallies canvassing for BJP candidate Ashok Panigrahi at Gaisilat, Bijepur and Barpali.BJP distanced itself from the incident. Police said he is a native of Budhapali village near Padampur which is not part of Bijepur assembly seat. BJD supporters standing nearby pounced on the man, injuring him on his head, before police took custody of him. Naveen did not complete his address there but went ahead with another meeting at nearby Agalpur village seeking vote for his party candidate Rita Sahu. Party’s state unit president Basanta Panda, who was also campaigning in Bijepur, condemned it and said, “Whoever has done is unacceptable..