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In jail, Kandhmal riots accused gets BJP ticket
Manoj Pradhan is the prime accused in last year's ethno-communal riots in Kandhmal and currently behind bars. But that hasn't stopped BJP from giving a ticket to Pradhan to contest from the communally-split G Udayagiri assembly seat. The saffron party's intention to hardsell its Hindutva agenda is also evident from its giving Lok Sabha ticket to Orissa Hindu Jagaran Sammukhya president Ashok Sahu, a retired IPS officer who blamed "Christian terrorists" for Saraswati's murder, from Kandhmal, which comprises three tribal Assembly segments of G Udayagiri, Phulbani and Baltiguda.
Orissa archbishop seeks poll postponement in Kandhamal
Orissa Archbishop Raphael Cheenath on Friday appealed to the Election Commission to postpone polls in the communal violence-hit Kandhamal district as he said the situation in the area is still very "tense and abnormal". Kandhamal witnessed large-scale violence against Christians after Hindu leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati was killed August 23 last year. At least 38 people were killed and thousands of Christians were driven out of their homes.
Kandhmal: Polls in the shadow of fear
When you are talking of a democracy, it is free and fair elections that describe it. But that is certainly not the case in Orissa's Kandhamal district where the impact of the communal riots last year is the fear factor in the electorate.A government anganwadi worker, Rajkumari Dighal, is one of thousands in Kandhamal who are struggling to pick up the pieces.Rajkumari's brother-in-law was killed, and her house was burnt in the communal riots in August last year. She lost everything she owned. And eight months later, a self-styled committee in her village Dagapadar did not allow her to return."They shouted at me and abused me. They said withdraw your FIR or you can't stay here," Rajkumari said. While Panos and tribal Christians were given an option to convert to Hinduism or leave, other pre-conditions were to withdraw cases and to vote for their candidate.
Police detain BJP's Kandhmal candidate
The Orissa Police have arrested the Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate from Kandhmal, Ashok Sahu, who is in trouble after a vitriolic speech against Christians in state's communally sensitive area.The BJP MP had been on the run. The police were on the lookout for him.NDTV managed to speak to the MP earlier on Sunday, and he said he'd rather appeal to the court for bail than surrender.


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