BJD MP Odisha has been hit by egg and stones

Bhubaneswar, May 30: Odisha ruling BJD parliamentarian Baijayanth Panda faced an embarrassing moment when party workers laid the eggs in its own Kodrapada constituency. He was attacked, however, saying he was not afraid to face bullets too. Biju Janata Dal (BJD), while launching an overhead water tank project in Jatiparilo village near Mahaanga near Rashana Panchayat. The MP took to Twitter, saying that he is not afraid of stones and eggs. "Forget stones & eggs, they can't cow me down even if they use bullets. These MPLAD-funded projects 5.2 million litres of drinking water," Panda tweeted.
He also blamed bureaucrats for deciding the party affairs in BJD. "I've been in the party since its inception. In the first 17 years, we had a policy to resist hooliganism and infighting. But in the last three years, many things have changed. Some babus sitting in the A/C rooms have started deciding the party activities leading to indiscipline," Panda told reporters. "These are not good signs. I had apprised the matter to the party chief (and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik) and I am sure once he gets to know the truth, he will certainly take steps," he said.
BJD spokesperson and Cooperation minister Suryanarayan Patro however refuted Panda's allegations. "Not officers but the party president and district level leaders decide on party activities. Whatever he is saying is purely personal," said Patro. Meanwhile, the Health Minister and Maha MLA Pratap Jena, who is accused of assaulting the Panda, denied the charge of his supporters' involvement in the incident. "I'm in Shirdi to appeal to Sai Baba, I do not know for controversy and relative development, I do not respond when I come back to Odisha," said Genie.