Bhubaneswar: Two unidentified persons allegedly threw ink at Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Sarat Pattnayak at the party’s headquarters here.
The incident took place around 11.30 am when the two masked accused entered the Pattnayak’s chamber in the Congress Bhavan here and splashed blue ink on his clothes, a senior party leader said.
Responding to the ink attack, Pattanayak told media persons “I am not frightened by the incident. Those who are jealous of the gradual growth of Congress in the state are behind the incident.”
Pattanayak further said that on the instructions of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), he along with several other students were about to protest against the NEET issue today at state headquarters. He added that some miscreants hurled ink at him while they were planning to go for a strike.
“I don’t bother about all these things. Earlier also, eggs and stones were hurled at me. The BJP or any other forces who conspired this can’t stop me,” Patnayak said.
The Congress leader later participated in a programme at the Master Canteen Square here to protest against the alleged irregularities in NEET-UG 2024 examinations.
PNN & Agencies