BJD: Arrest of ex-MLA Panda ‘politically motivated’; BJP accuses BJD of shielding criminals

BJD labels the arrest of ex-MLA Bikram Kumar Panda in connection with a BJP member’s murder as politically motivated, aiming to defame the party before the Nuapada bypoll. BJP refutes these claims, accusing BJD of shielding criminals and criminalizing politics, while commending the police investigation.