Congress today protested against "police inaction" over an FIR lodged by a party corporator against four BJD corporators a week ago.
Congress corporator Arun Kumar Sethy, who is a Scheduled Caste leader, had made a written complaint on July 29 with the Purighat police station alleging that four BJD corporators had abused him regarding his caste and assaulted him during the monthly meeting of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) council.
Protesting against the alleged police inaction even after a week, the party workers staged a road blockade in front of the Purighat police station and alleged that the police are trying to hush-up the case under pressure from the ruling party.
"Not taking any action against the accused BJD corporators so far shows that the city police are acting in a biased and unfair manner," city Congress chief Md Moqim said threatening that the party would continue its protest indefinitely.
DCP Sanjeev Arora assured the protesting Congress leader that the police will soon take action on the FIR, following which the road blockade was lifted.
