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.
The father of the victim who died from self-immolation in Odisha's Balasore on Tuesday claimed that his daughter did not die by suicide but was murdered.
"In Odisha, another daughter lost her battle for justice. She raised her voice against the atrocities committed against her, but instead of justice, she faced humiliation and harassment. This double oppression forced her to take her own life. Is it the same pattern of the BJP, from Delhi to
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.
NSUI has demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of the accused faculty member and an independent judicial probe into the role of the college authorities and administrative cover-up.
BJP MP and former National Commission for Women (NCW) chief, Rekha Sharma, on Tuesday called the Balasore student's death a serious matter and blamed the college for not acting on her complaint.
Congress MP KC Venugopal on Tuesday said that the law and order situation in Odisha is collapsing day by day, following the death of a 20-year-old student from Balasore who had attempted self-immolation.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday strongly criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his comments on the death of a 20-year-old student in Odisha's Balasore. Pradhan accused Gandhi of playing "cheap politics" over a sensitive issue and demanded an apology.
The mortal remains of a woman student from Fakir Mohan Autonomous College, who died after attempting self-immolation, were brought to her native place in Balasore for the last rites.