"I don't have trust in Odisha Police. I gave up the PSO appointed by the state government for my protection," Odisha Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Jayanarayan Mishra said
The incident occurred when Das was on his way to attend a programme at Gandhi Chowk in Brajarajnagar when ASI Gopal Das fired at him and bullets hit the minister's left side of chest.
Odisha Governor Lal stated that despite knowing that many people are opposed to allowing entry to non-Hindus into the temple, he proposed to allow them entry due to his association with Odisha.
Flagging off the first flight to Rourkela Airport from Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar this morning, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said that this new air connectivity would help Odisha and its people.