'Oh, you defeated me', Naveen Patnaik tells BJP MLA in Odisha assembly
Bhubaneswar, Jun 18: BJD president and former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday greeted newly elected first-time BJP MLA Laxman Bag, who defeated him in the recently concluded Assembly polls from Kantabanji seat in Bolangir district.
Patnaik, known for his composed demeanour, was making his way through the House after taking the oath as a member of the Assembly when he came face-to-face with Bag, who stood up from his seat.
"How are you?" Bag inquired with folded hands.
As Bag introduced himself, Patnaik responded, "Oh, you defeated me."
Accompanied by Aul MLA and former minister Pratap Keshari Deb, Patnaik congratulated Bag.
The entire house including Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and his deputies - KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida - also stood up from their seats to greet Patnaik in the Assembly, where he was an undisputed leader for 24 years.
The narrative of Patnaik's defeat was twofold. Not only had he lost his chief minister's chair, held firmly since 2000, but he also faced an unexpected defeat in Kantabanji, which he contested alongside his traditional Hinjili assembly seat.
In Hinjili, Patnaik clung to victory by a slender margin of 4,636 votes.
BJP's Bag amassed 90,876 votes against Patnaik's 74,532, securing the seat by 16,334 votes.
Bag, 48, confessed his initial doubts about toppling a political titan like Patnaik. "The voters were silent throughout the campaign, but they voted for me," he recounted, still grappling with the magnitude of his victory.
In a poignant scene, many newly elected MLAs were seen prostrating themselves before entering the Assembly building, underscoring the gravity and solemnity of the political shift that had just unfolded.
#WATCH : The candid moment was captured when Bag stood up after seeing Naveen Patnaik entering the House and gave his introduction. In his reply, Patnaik said, “Oh You defeated me" and his extended wishes. BJP's Laxman Bag defeated BJD's Naveen Patnaik by over 16,000 votes.… pic.twitter.com/1iFezUk6za
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
