Odisha’s Opposition BJD Saturday alleged that Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s helicopter flew over an ecologically sensitive wildlife sanctuary, a stage has been set up blocking a public road for his campaign for Nuapada bypoll, violating the model code of conduct.

The saffron party, on the other hand, charged the regional outfit with misusing AI for political benefits during canvassing.

Both sides lodged complaints against each other with the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO).

“It has come to our notice that the helicopter transporting Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi flew over the Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary. This flight was undertaken in order to facilitate Majhi’s visit to the Maa Sunadei Temple as part of his electoral activities in the sanctuary’s vicinity,” the BJD claimed in it

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