Bhubaneswar, May 7 -- At a time when the controversy erupted following the 9-minute-long power cut during President Droupadi Murmu's speech at Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University in Baripada is yet to die down, MSCBU Vice Chancellor Santosh Kumar Tripathy on Sunday said that the possibility of conspiracy can't be ruled out.

"There is the possibility of a conspiracy behind this. But we can't tolerate the insult. We would bring out the truth behind it," said Tripathy.

"A committee has been formed to probe into the incident. It will submit its report by 3.30 pm tomorrow. If anyone is found guilty, stringent action will be taken. If a technical fault is the cause, we will be careful to avoid such a situation in the future," he add...