Tension erupts over sub-standard work

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Bhaskar Nanda
Rourkela: Tension gripped the slum area in the Sector-6 today over allegation of sub-standard work of a school building with two groups clashing with each other. One persons sustained injuries during the clash.

Tanushri Pani, a resident of Bidyanagari basti, said that Bhaskar Nanda, a teacher of Bidyanagari Primary School at Sector-6 (H-Block) today attacked Khirodh Chandra Mohanty, president of Basti Bidyanagari Welfare Committee. The injured has been admitted to Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH).

Pani alleged that Nanda had undertaken the construction work of the school building. The slum dwellers had accused Nanda of compromising with quality of construction work, for which Rs. 5 lakh had been sanctioned.

Pani also alleged that Nanda is also indulged in selling sand and cements illegally to the outsources hampering the construction work of the school building. Nanda’s close associates Amarnath Jena and Basant Kumar Das always helped him and protected Nanda from every action put by the Basti people. Though Basant Kumar Das is not the member of the School Management Committee, he interfere in every matter with Bhaskar Nanda, added Pani in anger.

Injured Khirodh Chandra Mohanty
Even though it was the work of School Head Mistress to look after the School matter but Nanda showcasing his power undertook the construction of school work. Though many a times the basti people had voiced against the ill-deeds done by the Nanda, he had overpowered us everytime, Pani alleged further adding, Nanda is a close aide of Minister and MLA Subrat Tarai and gets every possible help from him. He is having his ‘Gundaraj’ in this school and for the people of basti, counted Pani in pain.

Snehalata Mohanty, wife of injured person Khirodh said, “After a complaint made by her husband regarding the low-standard work of the school rooms. Bhaskar Nanda to protect himself from being accused attacked my husband hard in reply.”

She alleged that many a times Bhaskar and his associates had threatened my husband and her family to keep silence regarding the above matter. Today these people showed their power in attacking my husband.

However, Nanda rubbished the allegation against him as false. FIRs have been lodged with police from the two sides.

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