Odisha Congress President Bhakta Charan Das on Thursday said that the Odisha bandh called by opposition parties has received strong support from the public, with thousands of party workers holding protests across districts.
Several opposition parties in Odisha observed a state-wide bandh on Thursday to protest against the death of a 20-year-old student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore, who died after attempting self-immolation.
Following the death of a woman student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Balasore who had attempted self-immolation, All India Mahila Congress President Alka Lamba said the student took the extreme step because she was denied justice despite repeatedly writing to authorities.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Lekha Samantsinghar on Wednesday criticised the administration, police, and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for failing to deliver justice to the victim of the Balasore self-immolation case. She also announced her party's call for a 'Balasore bandh' in prote
Biju Janata Dal Vice President Debi Prasad Mishra on Wednesday lashed out at the Odisha government, demanding them to "come out of slumber" and take action by ordering a judicial inquiry against the perpetrators after the death of a 20-year-old college student
Biju Janata Dal on Wednesday took to the streets, calling for 'Balasore Bandh' in protest against the Odisha government after a 20-year-old girl self-immolated herself because of alleged sexual harassment by her teacher.
Ahead of Balasore Bandh today called by BJD in wake of death of a 20-year-old student, who died by self-immolation, party spokesperson Lenin Mohanty demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Higher education minister Suryabanshi Suraj.
Odisha State Congress President Bhakta Charan Das on Tuesday called for a statewide "bandh" on July 17 in protest against the death of a student of Balasore Fakir Mohan Autonomous College, who self-immolated herself in protest over sexual harassment by her teacher.
Eight Opposition political parties, including Congress, on Tuesday unitedly called for 'Odisha Bandh' on July 17 over the death of a 20-year-old girl student from Balasore, demanding the resignation of the State Higher Education Minister and a judicial investigation.
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The INDIA bloc on Wednesday held a massive Bihar Bandh rally in Patna against electoral roll revision in the poll-bound state, where Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi alleged that the pattern of electoral manipulation seen in Maharashtra could be repeated in Bihar. Rashtriya