Horror gripped Odisha as a minority youth fell victim to alleged cow vigilantes in Balasore, eliciting heartfelt grief from opposition leader Naveen Patnaik and sparking a multi-party assault on the government’s handling of law and order.
Patnaik, BJD’s towering figure, shared his profound distress with leaders at Naveen Niwas, catalyzing a rapid response: a delegation to Astia village, helmed by MP Sulta Dev, Prafulla Samal, and Gulmaki Habib, to interface with Mohammad’s kin and officials.
Spokesperson Sanjay Das Burma minced no words with the press, decrying the lynching as an aberration in Odisha’s peaceful ethos. ‘The BJD chief is heartbroken; we’re uncovering every fact,’ he said, linking the outrage to post-BJP governance minority perils.
Congress echoed this, with Bhakta Charan Das charging the regime with enabling atrocities against minorities, Dalits, and Adivasis.
Details from the family: January 14 assault by gaurakshaks led to grave injuries; police arrived, ferried him to care, but death followed.
With BJD’s firm stand against the brutality and Patnaik’s quest for transparency, pressure mounts for accountability. This episode, amid political volleys, spotlights the imperative for vigilant protection of all citizens, urging a return to Odisha’s harmonious roots.