The All India Mahila Sanskrutika Sangathana (AIMSS) held a protest week from February 4 to 10 raising voice against the rise in liquor consumption and vulgarism in different parts of the State.
On this regard, Sangathana Cuttack district committee members staged a demonstration in front of the Collector’s office on Wednesday.
led by AIMSS convenor Malabika Samal, Sipra Mohanty Shobharani dehury, Swadhin Behera, Kunjalata Behera, Rajani Das, Pravasini Kar and Jharana Das, hundreds of women held a procession from the Puri Ghat to the Collector’s office.
AIMSS president Comrade Binapani Das was present as chief speaker in the protest meet and said lakhs of families in the State have destroyed due to alcohol and tobacco. In spite of imposing ban on alcohol shops, the Government is opening new shops, she rued. Women are suffering for the use of alcohol, she added.
“If the State Government would not take any action against alcohol selling and atrocities on women, we would agitate in coming days,” Das said.