"It is his 177th anniversary, we respect Madhu Babu and worshiped him, he was a paramount symbol of Odisha. in every meeting where he got, whether as an MLA, or whatever other position, everywhere he talked about the development of Odisha," said Odisha Congress President Bhakta Charan Das to
The Congress leader said that 14 party MLAs were suspended from the legislative assembly after they had planned to gherao the assembly amid their protest on the issue of crime against women.
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Friday raised serious concerns over the rising number of missing women and young girls in Odisha, alleging government inaction and suppression of protests.
Tension ran high in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on Thursday as police resorted to lathi charge to disperse Odisha Congress workers during their protest outside the Odisha Assembly against the suspension of 14 Congress MLAs from the House.
Odisha Congress workers staged a protest in the state's capital, Bhubaneswar, demanding the formation of a committee to investigate crimes against women in the last eight months of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state.
The suspended Congress MLAs had spent the night in the Odisha Assembly on March 25, demanding the formation of a House Committee on the alleged atrocities on women. However, after some time, officials removed the protesters from the assembly premises, prompting the sit-in protest to conti
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Jayanarayan Mishra on Tuesday termed the ruckus in the Odisha assembly as "unfortunate," saying that the current government is working for the development of the state.
The Congress MLAs protested in the Odisha Assembly premises on Monday, against the alleged rise in the incidents of crimes committed against women in the state.
Speaking to ANI, Das said, "...They did not respect Odisha's founder Madhu Babu and they are disrespecting Biju Patnaik ji. The BJP government will further interfere in Odisha's culture...BJD is behaving like a slave of the ruling BJP. Why are they afraid of the BJP?... This is the sad state