Nuapada: A high drama unfolded in the Nuapada Assembly constituency, where bypoll is scheduled for November 11, after a magistrate accompanied by armed security personnel conducted a raid at BJD star campaigner Pritiranjan Gharai’s rented house on Khariar Road in the district on Friday.

Though the search reportedly yielded no recoveries, the move triggered strong protests from BJD leaders, who questioned the intent and timing of the raid, and attempted to block the convoy. They also confronted the magistrate, demanding to know on whose orders the raid was conducted. “Will you act the same way if we lodge complaints against BJP leaders campaigning in Nuapada?” one of them asked, expressing anger over what they termed “selective action” by the administration. ADVERTISEMENT

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