A group of Right To Information (RTI) activists on January 18 protested at the office of the Executive Engineer of Roads and Building Division-2, demanding information pertaining to government funds used for the renovation of the official residence of Jajpur MLA Pranab Prakash Das and the organisational secretary of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in the capital city of Bhubaneswar.
Activists alleged the issue was not concerning one individual only, but related to mismanagement of valuable government property.
“I had sought volume of fund spent on renovation of official residence of Mr. Das, who is an MLA and senior leader of ruling BJD. The R&B Division-2, which executed renovation, did not supply required information,” said Prakash Chandra Das, the activist who sought information.
