Bhubaneswar, Sept. 19 -- Bolangir: The State Panchayati Raj department has placed Hemakanti Munda, the lady Sarpanch of Salveta panchayat in Bolangir, under suspension based on a report submitted by the district administration with regard to bulldozing houses being constructed under PMAY-G.

Last month, OTV had telecast a report on the incident highlighting how Munda, her husband and few others razed several under-construction houses being built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Gramin (PMAYG).

Surprisingly, when the Sarpanch was asked about this, she said she demolished the houses by exercising the Collector powers she has been empowered with by the Odisha government - reportedly for Covid exigencies. "I along with my husband and s...