Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Wednesday raised strong objections over Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s phone conversation video with the Durgapur gang rape victim being made public.

Senior leaders of Biju Mahila Janata Dal (BMJD), the women’s wing of the BJD, at a press conference in Bhubaneswar, alleged that making the video of the telephone conversation public violates the Supreme Court guidelines.

“The BJD strongly condemns the CM’s action of making the video of his conversation with the victim public. The party also deeply condemns attempts to politicise this incident,” BJD senior general secretary Lekhasri Samantsinghar said.

The BJD leaders were reacting to a video of the CM making a phone call to the rape survivor Monday evening from his office in Bhubaneswar. In the video, it

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