Threatening Posters Targeting Congress MLA Found in Kantabanji, Odisha

Banners and posters threatening the life of Congress MLA Santosh Singh Saluja within a 15-day timeframe were discovered in Kantabanji town, situated near Girls High School and Goru Bazaar in Balangir district, Odisha. These materials featured an unidentified youth’s image, asserting an intention to assassinate the Kantabanji Congress MLA Santosh Singh Saluja within the specified period.

Following the discovery, local authorities promptly seized the banners and commenced an investigation into the incident. Reacting to the threat, Santosh Singh Saluja informed ANI that he had reported the matter to the police and urged the state government to take swift action.

Expressing resilience, Saluja stated, “A poster has been put up that I will be murdered within 15 days. At such a time when there are elections and we are meeting people from door to door, some opposition people are doing all this to demoralize me. But I would like to tell you that I am a Congress MLA and I will not be afraid. If one Saluja dies, 100 more will be born.”

He further emphasized his course of action, stating, “I have complained about this to the SP and will also complain to the Home Secretary, DG. One cabinet minister was murdered last year and now I am being threatened, the government should take immediate action on this.”

The incident resonates with a previous attack in which Health Minister Naba Das was shot at by an Odisha Police ASI at close range in Brajrajnagar of Jharsuguda district last year. Tragically, Das succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment in the state’s capital.

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