Bhubaneswar: The arrest of the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Bikram Kumar Panda and his associates in the BJP leader Pitabasa Panda murder case has sparked a sharp exchange of words between the two parties.

Senior BJD leaders in a press conference here on Wednesday alleged that the arrest of ex-MLA and the current Ganjam district BJD president Bikram Panda in the murder case is purely driven by political motives.

Alleging the involvement of Gopalpur MLA and state Mines minister in the murder case, the BJD leaders accused that the ex-MLA was deliberately framed in the case to save the state government and the minister.

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They alleged that the Berhampur police failed to present any concret

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