Jagatsinghpur: Political tension flared up in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district after a female worker of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) was allegedly abused, stripped and brutally assaulted by a group of miscreants on Monday. The shocking incident, which occured in Aalipingal Patasara area amid Diwali festivities, has sparked widespread outrage from all quarters, with party supremo and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik condemning the attack and lashing out at the ruling BJP government for the disturbing rise in violence against women under its rule.

The party worker, Rashmi Parija (42), who belongs to Patasara, sustained critical head injuries and is currently undergoing treatment at the district headquarters hospital. As per reports, a group of men turned up at Rashmi's house around 9.30

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