Bhubaneswar, March 21 -- Are government officers considering themselves supreme? Such a question has now created a stir in the state with the Opposition parties raking up several instances to corner the Odisha government for its eerie silence.

The people of the state were taken aback after seeing the visuals of Koida block development officer (BDO) allegedly slapping a school committee president.

On the other hand, the residents of Bichhinapati village under Manamunda block in Boudh district have brought serious allegations against the Sub-Collector and claimed that the officer manhandled and misbehaved with them during a meeting on Monday.

As per reports, the villagers are against the proposed construction of a railway bridge in the v...