Bhubaneswar/Jeypore, Mar 1: Today the Koraput district clerical association’s stir protesting against the ‘vindictive approach’ of district administration over the approval of union minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s chopper landing, reached the Raj Bhawan with State BJP leaders seeking Governor’s intervention in the matter to resolve the administrative logjam in Koraput. The suspension of Collector for allegedly acting as an agent of the ruling party was demanded as the entire administrative works came to a standstill due to such an approach of the district Collector. This was said by BJP general secretary of Odisha Bhrugu Buxipatra to the media.
The association opposed the decision and staged dharna following which 10 more clerks were put under suspension again. The Association president and secretary were also transferred.
On the other hand, the clerical association continued its dharna protesting against the action of Collector. The Collector had earlier suspended a Junior Clerk-Krushna Chandra Pradhan- in the case of granting permission to Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to land his helicopter at Borigumma in Koraput on Feb 13.
