With the incidence of a tribal man of Kalahandi district carrying his wife’s body on his shoulders for 12 km attracting attention even at the national and international levels, a six-member fact-finding team of the Congress visited the spot to inquire about the shameful incidence on Saturday.
The team also participated in a road blockade organised at Ghodaghata here by Youth Congress activists in protest against the incidence. They, however, withdrew the blockade after police detained 15 of them, sources said.
later, the team headed former MP Pradip Majhi visited the village of Dana Majhi, who had carried his wife’s body after being denied an ambulance at the District Headquarters Hospital here on August 24 morning.
Meanwhile, BJP activists gheraoed the CDMO’s office here protesting the shocking incidence. The members of the saffron party staged a silent protest by covering their faces with black badges.