A Member of the Odisha Legislative Assembly, Jayanarayan Mishra has put himself in misery after getting into a fight with a lady inspector during a rally. The politician went to attend a BJP rally that was arranged to protest against the inappropriate law and order in the State.
Allegations on Odisha MLA Jayanarayan Mishra
Odisha MLA Jayanarayan Mishra went to a rally where he got into an argument with Dhanupali police IIC Anita Pradhan. The argument got heated up and resulted in causing intense fight between the two of them. The MLA tried to threaten the police inspector and he even got carried away and almost slapped her during the fight.
Both parties have filed an FIR against each other. Based on the complaint of Anita Pradhan, police have registered a complaint against the MLA under Sections 354, 353, 332, 294, and 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Later, MLA also lodged a complaint against the lady inspector accusing her of pushing him twice during the argument.
Video from the incident went viral in which the MLA can be seen showing a gesture of slap in front of the lady constable.
Shocked & anguished after seeing this video! A senior leader of Odisha, Shri. Jayanarayan Mishra, physically assaulting & threatening an on-duty Police Officer! I have always stood for equality and this undoubtedly doesn’t define equality at all. Shame!!!@JPNadda pic.twitter.com/07uX6o6Jqt
— Anubhav Mohanty (@AnubhavMohanty_) February 15, 2023
How Did it Start?
The MLA went on a rally to protest against the worsening law and order in the state. The protestors tried to break the laws instead and got into a fight with the police. In the heat of the moment, Jayanarayan Mishra went one on one with the lady inspector Anita Pradhan and called her “corrupt and dacoit”.
At last, Sambalpur SP B Gangadhar said that he will investigate the case and take the required action based on them.
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The news made a hugely controversial topic over the social media platform. #StepDownJayanarayanMishra goes trending on Twitter. Check out:
Jayanarayan Mishra-lady IIC scuffle: Members of BJD Mahila Morcha stage dharna at Lower PMG in #Bhubaneswar seeking dismissal of Mishra from the post of leader of opposition #Odisha pic.twitter.com/wCEfhArnTR
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