Defeated Sarpanch candidate cuts off road that connects to 5 villages in Odisha’s Gajapati dist
Gajapati: In a rare incident, though here there was no report of post poll violence, a defeated Sarpanch candidate allegedly cut off a road that connects to at least five villages. A Police complaint has been lodged in this connection. The incident took place in Gajapti district of Odisha.
As per reports, Haribandhu Karji or his family members have been elected by the people as independent candidates for Sarpanch for the last 15 years in Gangabada panchayat under Rayagada block of Gajapati district.
In the recently held Odisha Panchayat Polls 2022 also Karji was elected as Sarpanch. However, one of the candidates, who was defeated in this election fighting against him, allegedly cut off the important road that connects to 5 villages. The defeated candidate allegedly dug the road, put boulders and blocked the road.
The lately elected Sarpanch along with some other locals have approached Garabandha Police station to complain the matter.
After getting the complaint, a team of Police has gone to the spot for investigation.
Ms Kalinga