Odisha: BJD suspends all campaigns, rallies for Pipili bypoll due to Covid-19
Odisha: BJD suspends all campaigns, rallies for Pipili bypoll due to Covid-19
Biju Janata Dal will not hold party campaigns and public meetings for Pipili bypoll amid rise in coronavirus cases.
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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik (Photo: PTI file)
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has decided to cancel all party campaigns and public meetings for Pipili bypoll amid surge in Covid-19 cases
Naveen Patnaik on Monday informed that BJD will not hold any public rallies or campaign meetings in Pipili Bypoll due to the Covid-19 crisis.
Police at a check post in Pipili
BHUBANESWAR: Puri district police on Monday seized Rs 50 lakh in unaccounted cash from two persons in Pipili, where the bypoll would be held on April 17. The BJD alleged the money belonged to the BJP.
Police said the two persons, who belonged to Balanga area under Pipili constituency, were carrying the cash in a bag. “The two were asked to stop for routine check at Pipili toll gate. But they sped away.
Our personnel gave chase and intercepted them near Tarakaja Chowk and seized the cash from their possession. Further legal action is being initiated as per the protocol of the election commission,” Puri superintendent of police Kanwar Vishal Singh said.
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