Bhubaneswar, June 8: Discontent is rising among devotees of Lord Jagannath following the removal of various focus lights soon after the change in the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government in Odisha. These lights had been installed to illuminate the exterior of the Srimandir in Puri.

Expressing concern over the issue, Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena instructed the Puri District Collector to investigate the matter and take necessary action against those responsible.

On his X handle, Jena wrote: “I have instructed Collector Puri @dm_puri to conduct an enquiry into this matter and take appropriate action against the persons involved. Further efforts to be made to restore lights at the earliest pending a permanent solution to the problem, if any, at the government level.”

It is noteworthy that several focus lights were installed for the beautification and illumination of Srimandir as part of the Srimandir Corridor Project undertaken by the BJD government.

Sources indicate that an event company had installed the focus lights on a rental basis.

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