Sambalpur: The Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions issued breach of privilege notices to Sambalpur Collector Ananya Das and the District Superintendent of Police B Gangadhar.
The notices were issued in connection with the detention of BJP leaders including Union Minister Bishweswar Tudu, Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari and state BJP president Manmohan Samal by the Sambalpur Police at Thelkoli Police Station when they were on their way to meet the victims of Sambalpur violence, April 18.
The notice was issued after BJP’s Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari, Kalahandi MP Basant Panda and Sundargarh MP Jual Oram alleged a breach of privilege by the Sambalpur SP and Collector before the Lok Sabha Speaker demanding action against them, April 25.
The Lok Sabha accepted the proposal following which the privilege and ethics committee on behalf of the Lok Sabha secretariat wrote a letter to the Union Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and its secretary.
Taking the matter seriously, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions served breach of privilege notices to the concerned officials and sought a report within 15 days.
The BJP delegation was on its way to Sambalpur from Jharsuguda to take stock of the situation after violence erupted during Hanuman Jayanti celebration. Later that evening, all the detained BJP leaders were released from Thelkoli Police Station by the district police.
PNN