Congress workers hurl eggs at Arun Sahu, 2 arrested

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha police have arrested two persons for allegedly pelting eggs at the car of Panchayati Raj minister Arun Sahu in Puri, police sources said on Tuesday.

Two arrested persons have been identified as Swadhin Panda and Yogendra Sahoo, said police.

Notably, Swadhin was arrested earlier for hurling eggs at Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Sanjay Dasburma at Special Circuit House in the pilgrim town on January 3.

Congress workers threw eggs at the car of Sahu near Saradhabali in Puri town while he was returning after inaugurating the Shreekhetra Pustak Mela on Monday evening.

Sahu is the third minister who faced egg attack after Dasburma and Health Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak.