Congress workers stung by honey bees during protest in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar(16/12/2024): Several protestors, police and media personnel were stung by a swarm honey bees during demonstration against Odisha IAS Officer Bishnupada Sethi at Mahatma Gandhi Marg in Bhubaneswar on Monday. The members of Odisha Youth Congress and Chhatra Congress staged protest in front of the senior bureaucrat's official residence demanding his arrest in an alleged tender fixing case. During the protest, a swarm of bees suddenly attacked the protestors. The police personnel engaged at the site and the media personnel covering the report were also attacked by honey bees.

The protestors were seen lying down to save from the bee attack.

The protestors alleged associates of Sethi of doing evil act during the protest.

Bishnupada Sethi is currently serving as the Principal Secretary to the state government's Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Department, ST & SC Development, Minorities, and Backward Classes Welfare Department and Commissioner-Cum-Secretary in Odia Language Literature & Culture department.