Ink thrown at Odisha Congress chief Sarat Pattanayak

Bhubaneswar: A group of Congress workers allegedly hurled ink at Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee president Sarat Pattanayak at the party's state headquarters here today.

According to reports, a few youth raising a slogan 'Sarat hatao Congress bachao' hurled ink at the PCC chief while he was sitting inside his chamber at the Congress Bhawan. They also threw ink on the door outside the chamber.

Pattanayak was unavailable to make any comment in this regard.

Congress sources said that the party workers, who were dissatisfied over 'massive irregularities' by the party in the distribution of tickets for the General Elections to Assembly and Lok Sabha seats in Odisha, might be involved in this act.

Worth mentioning, the Congress lost the 2024 elections winning only 14 Assembly seats and retaining one Lok Sabha seats in Odisha.