Overview

• Odisha BJP state unit suspended five workers, including corporator Aparup Narayan Rout, over their alleged role in the June 30 attack on Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo.
• Commissionerate Police have arrested five suspects so far and continue to investigate other individuals linked to the assault inside the BMC chamber.
• BMC employees and Odisha Administrative Service officers staged mass leave and dharnas to demand enhanced security protocols for civic staff.
• Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi vowed to enforce stringent action against both the perpetrators and those who orchestrated the attack after meeting with the OAS association.
• The incident has heightened concerns over law and order and political interference in Odisha’s administrative machinery.