Bhubaneswar: Political violence resurfaced in Dharmasala Assembly segment in Odisha Jajpur district after a violent clash ensued between the supporters of sitting MLA Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo and former legislator Pranab Kumar Balabantaray today.

Several persons were injured in the clash that took place near a farmhouse of Balabantaray at Panturi. Both sides, however, blamed each other for the incident.

As per reports, the supporters of Balabantaray, a two-time former BJD MLA, congregated at his farmhouse for a get-together. The supporters of Sahoo alleged stormed the farmhouse and attacked the BJD supporters, said the Opposition party.

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However, the MLA’s office claimed that the BJD workers intercepted the supporter

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