BJD to gherao RDC offices on July 21
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Bhubaneswar: BJD announced on Friday that it will gherao all three revenue divisional commissioner (RDC) offices in Berhampur, Cuttack and Sambalpur on July 21 protesting alleged systemic failure which led to self-immolation by the 20-year-old student in Balasore.
BJD senior vice-president Debi Prasad Mishra said, "This unfortunate incident has deeply saddened the state, and BJD is determined to fight for justice for the girl and her family."
BJD, its student and youth wings, began state-wide protests following the death of the girl on July 14. BJD has demanded the resignation of the higher education minister and a judicial inquiry into the incident by a sitting judge of Orissa high court.
Mishra declared that until justice is delivered to the girl, BJD will only intensify the agitation.
Regarding the Ravenshaw University campus restriction order for women, BJD termed it a "Talibani" order. BJD spokesperson Lenin Mohanty said the directive clearly reflects the govt's regressive approach to women's freedom. "At a time when cases of atrocities against women are rising in the state, the govt's failure to ensure their safety has been exposed.
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This Taliban-style notice clearly illustrates the govt's anti-women mindset," he alleged.
"Though the notice was later withdrawn following public outrage, we demand the higher education minister and Union education minister issue a clarification on how such a regressive order was allowed," he added.
BJP state vice-president Biranchi Narayan Tripathy said BJD is holding protests to maintain its relevance. "Odisha has rejected the BJD. They are protesting to gain political brownie points from an unfortunate incident," he added.
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