Orissa governor summoned to Delhi

The Governor of Orissa, Murlidhar Bhandare, has been summoned to New Delhi to understand the gravity of the law and order situation in Orissa,  due to the killing of a Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader and subsequent communal violence that rocked parts of the state.

Governor Bhandare will meet Home Minister Shivraj Patil at 1900 hours at 4 Janpath, the minister's official bungalow. The governor is expected to bring his assessment in the form of a report.