BHUBANESWAR: A blind candidate, Shantilal Sabar (40) of Dabripada village under Gandamer panchayat of Nuapada district, has moved Orissa high court against the rejection of his nomination for the post of sarpanch on the ground that he is not able to read or write Odia as required under the Orissa Gram Panchayat Act, 1964.
Shantilal, a Class X pass out, who contested the 2007 panchayat election, claimed he knows Odia and can write in Braille.
