BJD attacks Odisha govt over tourist safety, cites recent incidents in Puri, Kapilas

Bhubaneswar, Sep 25 (UNI) The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday alleged that the safety of tourists in Odisha has become a matter of concern, with incidents of harassment and assault being reported from tourist destinations at regular intervals during the two-and-a-half-year tenure of the BJP government. In a statement, BJD spokesperson and media coordinator Lenin Mohanty said the alleged assault on a tourist couple at a restaurant in Puri came within 72 hours of the incident involving a young woman and her male companion at Kapilas in Dhenkanal district. Mohanty said the recurrence of such incidents reflected what…