Kandhmal riot accused BJP leader takes oath.Byline: ANIBhubaneswar, July 6 (ANI): BJP BJP Bharatiya Janata Party (India) BJP British Journal of Psychiatry BJP British Journal of Photography BJP Bubble Jet Printer (Canon) BJP Bence Jones Protein BJP Boston Jolly Pirates leader Manoj Pradhan, who is an accused in Orissa's Kandhmal riots, took oath on Monday as member of the legislative assembly A Member of the Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the legislature or legislative assembly of a subnational jurisdiction. . Pradhan, who is currently out on bail, fought the elections from a jail and won from G Udayagiri constituency with a margin of nearly 24,000 votes. Pradhan was arrested and jailed in October on charges of murder, arson, rioting and spreading communal hatred. Orissa High Court The Orissa High Court (Hindi: उड़ीसा प्रदेश उच्च न्यायालय) is the High Court of the state of Orissa. granted Pradhan 15-day bail to allow him to take oath. After taking oath, Pradhan said that he hoped that he would get support in the Assembly. "I will try for a bail. I do not think I will go to jail again. (Q Will you get support in the Assembly?) Yes I will," said Pradhan. The violence in Kandhamal was sparked by the murder of a Hindu leader in the tribal area, where Christian missionaries have been active for years. More than 25,000 Christians in the area were forced to flee their homes after their houses were attacked by rampaging mobs. The murdered leader had been heading a local campaign to reconvert re·con·vert intr. & tr.v. re·con·vert·ed, re·con·vert·ing, re·con·verts To undergo or cause to undergo conversion to a previous state or condition. Hindus and tribal people from Christianity. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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