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A storm is brewing in Khordha district's Tangi tehsil, as villagers from Dikshitpada under Kuhudi Mouza have raised serious allegations against BJD Rajya Sabha MP Manas Mangaraj.
At the heart of the issue is a decades-old public path leading to a large village pond - now allegedly blocked after Mangaraj 'encroached' on surrounding government land.
According to villagers, the pond once served over 4,000 people from Dikshitpada and Goudasahi. Around 60 years ago, a public path provided access. But today, that route has disappeared, reportedly buried behind fences and farmland taken over by the MP.
The only available bypass rout...