The charge sheet in the murder of minister Naba Kishore Das will be filed within prescribed time frame, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik told the Odisha Assembly on Tuesday.
Replying to the discussion on demand of grants for the Home and General Administration Departments, he said: “The investigation is still under progress and within the time frame given by law for filing of charge sheet, the same would be done.”
Noting that except himself, no police officer or any other authority has made any statement or briefed anyone including the media on the sensitive murder case so far, he asked: “Where did the opposition find this point about the government saying that the accused person is mad or the government trying to show that the accused person is mad?”
Alleging the opposition is lying for narrow political gains, Patnaik said his government has always stood for justice.
“In this particular case, we have two objectives. Unveil the truth behind this murder and to ensure conviction of those involved,” he said.
Patnaik further said the police followed all scientific procedures involving professional agencies, including those from other states and the Central government for investigation of the case.
He said that the entire investigation is being monitored by a retired High Court judge appointed by the Orissa High Court itself, but even then, the opposition is accusing the government of hiding something in the investigation. This is deplorable and smacks of political opportunism, he said.
