The protest came in the wake of the alleged gang-rape in Jagatsinghpur and the attempted murder of a 15-year-old girl who was allegedly abducted and set on fire by unidentified assailants in Puri district.
On Monday, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) party workers held a protest at Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) office in Odisha's Sambalpur over the Balasore student's death by self-immolation.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday strongly criticised the state government and police over the alleged use of force against BJD workers protesting in connection with the Balasore self-immolation case.
Tensions rose in Bhubaneswar on Monday after the reported assault of Ratnakar Sahoo, Additional Commissioner of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders and workers staged a protest in Bhubaneswar on Monday, following the reported assault on Ratnakar Sahoo, the Additional Commissioner of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), inside his office.
The Odisha Assembly on Friday witnessed chaotic scenes as legislators from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Congress staged separate protests over key issues concerning the state.