Amid the allegations of deteriorating law and order situation in the state following the communal tension in Cuttack and killing of BJP leader in Berhampur, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who also holds the Home Department portfolio, Wednesday asserted that some vested interest groups are attempting to tarnish the image of Odisha, which has been known as a peaceful state.
CM Majhi said this while reviewing the law-and-order situation of the state during a high-level meeting at the Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar Wednesday.
The Chief Minister also directed the state police administration to keep a strict vigil on anti-social elements, troublemakers, and other suspicious persons across all regions of Odisha.
According to a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office, CM Majhi state