Watch Video: BJP MLA Jayanarayan Mishra manhandles woman IIC in Sambalpur

Sambalpur: Tension ran high at the Sambalpur Collectorate here today as BJP MLA Jayanarayan Mishra allegedly manhandled Dhanupali police station IIC Anitarani Pradhan while the party was staging a protest over deteriorated law and order situation.

As the saffron party leaders and workers were heading towards the office of the collector, police stopped them. The activists then scuffled with the cops.

In the meantime, MLA Jayanarayan Mishra, who is also the Leader of Opposition in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, was seen shouting at the woman IIC and threatening to slap her.

The legislator also manhandled the IIC, which led to an untoward situation at the spot.

Multiple videos of the incident have come to fore. However, Mishra refuted the allegations saying that the IIC manhandled him.

“I was pushed and manhandled by the IIC. I was initially sitting on a chair. When I came to know that our women activists were being mistreated by police, I stood up. The IIC pushed me saying that I was speaking too much against the police department. I didn’t push the cop,” said Mishra.

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