Kandhamal
A senior IPS officer of Orissa cadre, who joined the all-India service the same year as the current Director General of Police, has complained that he was being victimised, days after he was shunted out of his posting and made an “officer without duty”.
Arun Kumar Upadhyaya, a 1976-batch Orissa cadre IPS officer from Bihar, was DIG (training) at Biju Patnaik State Police Academy in Bhubaneswar until May 24 when the state government effected a massive reshuffle in top police cadre.  read more »

Kandhamal
A senior IPS officer of Orissa cadre, who joined the all-India service the same year as the current Director General of Police, has complained that he was being victimised, days after he was shunted out of his posting and made an “officer without duty”.
Arun Kumar Upadhyaya, a 1976-batch Orissa cadre IPS officer from Bihar, was DIG (training) at Biju Patnaik State Police Academy in Bhubaneswar until May 24 when the state government effected a massive reshuffle in top police cadre.  read more »

Bhubaneswar, Mar 11 - Admitting that inclusion of 'Kui' in the list of tribals by the then NDA government at the Centre was a "mistake", former BJP minister Manmohan Samal today said dispute over fake caste certificate issue triggered violence in Kandhamal in 2008.During his cross examination before the S C Mohapatra commission of inquiry probing the Kandhamal riot, Samal said the term - Kui (a language and not a tribal sub-group) was introduced in the list of tribals in Orissa through a constitution amendment by the NDA government in 2002-03."When it was realised that the amendment may cause difficulties, our party took steps to delete it," he said during cross-examination by government pleader Bijay Patnaik.Samal, who appeared before the commission for the third day, however, said that BJP resolved about amendment of Kui term and a resolution was passed and given to the chief minister by a party delegation.A copy of the resolution was also sent to the central government. Many members of the BJP's legislature party had raised the issue in the Assembly, he said.The former minister, who had held chief minister Naveen Patnaik responsible for the Kandhamal riot, said that taking advantage of speaking in Kui language, many non-tribals obtained tribal certificates.  read more »

Dr. H.T.SANGLIANA DO.NO.05/VC/HTS/112/NCM-2010
Vice – Chairperson NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR MINORITIES
Government of India
Lok Nayak Bhawan, 5th Floor
Khan Market, New Delhi-110 003

Dear Shri Patnaikji,

Sub: Visit to Orissa by the Hon’ble Vice Chairperson, Dr. H.T. Sanglian from 13th -16th September, 2010

This is to express sincere appreciation of the National Commission for Minorities for protocol arrangement, meetings and action taken report presented during the visit to Orissa b y the Hon’ble Vice Chairperson, Dr. H.T. Sangliana. The efforts made by the Orissa government for rehabilitation of the victims of violence in 2007-08 are appreciated. However, further action is required on the part of the State government on the following points:  read more »