Summary:
If I have hurt anyone’s sentiments, I tender my apology,” the Barabati-Cuttack MLA said.The apology, however, failed to end the row. Congress spokesperson Satya Nayak echoed similar sentiments and said, the MLA should be asked to resign.Industrialist-politician Baijayant Panda tweeted “This is awful. “The MLA has insulated the martyr and has shown the true colour of BJD. The man who was shoved was identified as Chaitanya Behera, a cousin of Manoj’s father Jitendra.“There was indiscipline before guard of honour. Glad i left, i cd'nt be part of something that openly humiliates martyrs' families.”.