Meanwhile, the mortal remains of a 15-year-old girl who was allegedly set on fire by miscreants on July 19 in Balanga from Puri district, arrived in Odisha on Sunday evening.
The Odisha units of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha and Mahila Morcha on Tuesday staged a joint protest against Biju Janata Dal (BJD) corporator Amresh Jena and Congress NSUI Odisha president Udit Pradhan over their alleged involvement in separate rape cases.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sasmit Patra launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Odisha government after attending the all-party meeting convened ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, citing an 'alarming rise' in crimes against women in the state.
BJP MP from Balasore, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, on Tuesday called the incident "unprecedented" following the death of a 20-year-old student who had attempted self-immolation.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi led the felicitation ceremony, joined by Deputy Chief Ministers KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida, along with BJP ministers, MPs, MLAs, and senior leaders.
Opposition parties in Odisha strongly condemned the assault on Ratnakar Sahoo, Additional Commissioner of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), and demanded strict action against the guilty
Speaking to ANI, BJP leader Biranchi Narayan Tripathy said, "Whatever happened in Puri is very distressing. The government is very upset and is also taking steps to ensure that something like this does not happen again in the future."
Talking about the Rath Yatra, Patra told ANI, " Since times immemorial, it is believed that Lord Jagannath himself resides here and from here, he runs the universe... After the 'Snaan Purnima', traditionally, the Lord falls sick and is treated. And today, he will set off for the Gundicha Tem
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday condemned the cruel treatment of two Dalit youths in Odisha, where they were reportedly forced to crawl on their knees, eat grass, and drink dirty water.