Puri: A Zilla Parishad candidate of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) was injured after being attacked by supporters of the opposition party in Puri district on late Monday night.
Reportedly, the victim Dharanidhar Sahu is contesting from Zilla Parishad Zone 24. He had visited Potal village in Pipili block of the district yesterday when he was attacked by his opposition.
He was severely injured in the attack and was hospitalised. Irate over this, activists of BJD staged a road blockade on Puri-Bhubaneswar Highway near Teisipur.
The road was cleared only after the intervention of the police.
