Textile Minister's car stoned by BJD workers
Several Biju Janata Dal (BJD) workers including MLA Debesh Acharya were arrested for allegedly stoning Union Textiles Minister Santosh Gangwar's vehicle in Bargarh, Odisha on Friday. Gangwar escaped unhurt, while the BJP claimed that the incident occurred at the behest of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Separately, BJD workers were accused of ransacking a showroom Gangwar was to visit.