Biju Janata Dal leader Diptikanta Parija dies in car accident

Kendrapara: Ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Diptikanta Parija died in a road mishap at Patkura on Tikanpur-Beula road in Kendrapara district Tuesday night.

According to sources, Parija was returning home when his ill-fated car skidded off the road and plunged into roadside floodwater.

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Parija was rescued by some local villagers and immediately rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.

Notably, BJD supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had recently appointed Parija as the Joint Secretary of Odisha-Mo Parivar. He was a well-known leader of Patkura Assembly constituency.

PNN