Overview

• Odisha Police detained five Congress workers, including OPCC general secretary Syed Yashir Nawaz, in preventive custody before Modi’s visit to Bhubaneswar.
• The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee denounced the midnight arrests and pledged to intensify its opposition to the BJP state government.
• Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects worth Rs19,000 crore, covering over Rs2,750 crore in rail investments, water and irrigation schemes, health facilities and rural roads, and he is likely to unveil a digital Hundi system for the Jagannath temple in Puri.
• His programme featured a Triranga Yatra, an estimated 200,000-strong roadshow and a Janata Maidan rally where he interacted with Lakhpati Didi beneficiaries and honoured 25 freedom fighters.
• Security preparations for the visit included deployment of 133 police platoons and coordination between state and central forces in Bhubaneswar.