Congress activists in Nabarangpur district practised mass ‘Mundan’ (head tonsure) during the six-hour hartal called by the party for justice to Mamita Meher and action against Minister of State for Home Dibya Shankar Mishra for his alleged links with the girl’s murder.
A team of Congress activists under the leadership of PCC secretary Khemraj Bagh of Chandahandi block shaved their heads and demanded justice for the deceased schoolteacher.
The protestors urged people to close their shops and support the State-wide hartal.
Despite the High Court’s order against the scheduled Odisha Bandh called by the Congress, normalcy was affected in Nabarangpur district. Congress workers in large numbers staged agitations in different places in the morning.
“The State Government is trying to shield the Minister. Instead of taking action, the Chief Minister is supporting the culprit by sharing dais with him,” a protestor alleged.