Odisha: The Biju Mahila Janata Dal, of the ruling BJD today staged protest demonstrations in all the 147 Assembly constituencies in Odisha against the unprecedented rise in price hikes of petrol, diesel, LPG and essential commodities.
The Biju Yuva Janata Dal and the Biju Chhatra Janata Dal have decided to stage protest demonstrations before all petrol pumps in the state from November 5 to November 7 against the center’s inaction in controlling the hike in prices during the post-pandemic crisis on common man.
In the state capital, the members of Biju Mahila Janata dal held protest demonstrations before the ADM office while in other parts of the state the demonstrations were held before the district magistrate and Block development offices. The party leaders and workers carrying banners and posters slammed the BJP at the center squarely responsible for the huge and continuous rise in oil prices and other essential commodities. On Sunday, the ruling party staged a dharna before the Raj Bhawan for the failure of the center to check the rising prices of fuel and essential commodities.
Party leaders threatened that the agitation will be intensified in the state and taken to every village if the BJP did not initiate measures to check the rise in fuel prices.
However, the Opposition Congress and the BJP have described the ruling BJD’s agitation plan as a well-orchestrated strategy to divert the attention of the people on the hue and cry over the brutal murder of school teachers Mamita Meher on October 8. Both the Congress and the BJP have deputed a central team to the state for an on the spot investigation into the murder case and the two teams have visited the parents of the deceased teacher, and demanded sacking of MoS Dibya Shankar Mishra to ensure a fair and impartial investigation into the murder case.
