Bhubaneswar. The video of senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Bhupinder Singh playing cricket is going viral on social media. Singh had come to inaugurate a local tournament match. Determined to try his hand at batting during the inauguration. As soon as the bowler bowled the ball, Netaji swung his bat and in the blink of an eye he collapsed on the pitch. People standing nearby started laughing inside themselves and some ran and picked him up.
This incident is being reported from a sports event in Belkhandi of Kalahandi district of Orissa. Singh, who represents Narla constituency of Kalahandi district, had gone to inaugurate the cricket tournament as the chief guest three days ago. During this time, he was trying his hand on the bat to encourage the players when he lost his balance and fell on the pitch.
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MLA fell while playing cricket, got injured!
BJD MLA from Narla, Odisha, Bhupendra Singh went to Kalahandi to inaugurate a sports competition, when he tried his hand at batting, fell on the pitch while trying to hit a shot and got badly injured. Treatment is going on in the hospital, the video has gone viral… pic.twitter.com/qEhLerJYG3
— Gyanendra Shukla (@gyanu999) December 29, 2023
According to the report, MLA Bhupinder Singh has suffered minor injuries on his face and head. The 72-year-old MLA was immediately taken to the nearest community health center, where he is being treated. The people present at the spot recorded a video of the incident which went viral.
A journalist @gyanu999 has posted this incident on social media site X. The caption of the video is, ‘MLA fell while playing cricket, got injured! BJD MLA from Narla, Odisha, Bhupendra Singh went to Kalahandi to inaugurate a sports competition, when he tried his hand at batting, fell on the pitch while trying to hit a shot and got badly injured. Treatment is going on in the hospital, the video is going viral. Since this video was uploaded, 40 thousand people have watched it and also made funny comments.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: December 29, 2023, 23:46 IST