Statue of Biju Patnaik set on fire in Odisha’s Balangir district, CM assures action

Former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik's Statue Set Ablaze

A statue of former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik was on Tuesday set ablaze at Patnagarh town in Bolangir district, police said.

Statue of Biju Patnaik set on fire in Odisha’s Balangir district, CM assures action

Odisha CM vows action against statue vandals; BJD protests, condemns the act, calling it an affront to Odia identity.

Biju Patnaik Statue Set on Fire in Odisha: Miscreant Set Ablaze Former CM’s Statue in Patnagarh Area of Balangir; CM Mohan Charan Majhi Condemns the Incident (See Pics and Video) | 📰 LatestLY

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday strongly condemned the incident of setting ablaze former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik’s statue in Patnagarh area of Balangir district. 📰 Biju Patnaik Statue Set on Fire in Odisha: Miscreant Set Ablaze Former CM’s Statue in Patnagarh Area of Balangir; CM Mohan Charan Majhi Condemns the Incident (See Pics and Video).

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Statue of Biju Patnaik set on fire, Odisha CM tells police to take stern action

Bhubaneswar, Apr 15 (PTI) A statue of former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik was on Tuesday set ablaze at Patnagarh town in Bolangir district, police said.Apart from BJD, CPI and other Left parties, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi also condemned the incident."This can only be the handiwork of some lowly person, perhaps suffering from some mental illness," Majhi said, adding that he has directed police to take stern action against persons in…