Balugaon/Bhubaneswar (SunstarTV Bureau): Biju Janata Dal party president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday suspended the party MLA Prashanta Kumar Jagdev who allegedly slapped a BJP leader in full public view in Balugaon of Khordha district.
However, no reason was cited for the suspension of Jagdev and moreover the CM also removed him from the post of Chairperson of the Khordha District Planning Committee with immediate effect.
Notably, Jagdev slapped Niranjan Sethi, BJP’s President of Balugaon Nagar Circle in public and abused him verbally near Balugaon NAC office. Besides, the legislator also snatched the mobile phone of a Journalist at the spot.
According to Sethi’s ordeal he went the NAC office to find out the work order to the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana beneficiaries will be distributed and left outside from the office being asked by the police. Meanwhile, Jagdev reached the spot and started abusing verbally. Moreover, the legislator slapped him.
Following the incident, the BJP leader lodged a police complaint.