The Adivasi Mahasangha continued staging its dharana in front of the Gajapati district Collector’s office here for second day on Wednesday demanding arrest of the ITDA PA in connection with the suicide of R Udayagiri nursing student Sunita Raita.
The agitating people alleged that the attempts are being made on behalf of the administration to destroy the proofs and suppress the case. Sunita had in her suicidal note blamed the former district Collector and ITDA officer Kalyan Kumar Ratha for her death.
“The RDC investigation has been ordered. While the district Collector has been transferred, no action has been taken against ITDA PA. Attempts are being made to destroy proofs and suppress the case,” mahasanga president Abraham Gamang alleged and warned that the agitation would be intensified if action is not taken against the officer soon.
Among others, Dasharati Gamang, James Raika, Baidhar Badamundi, Ramesh Nayak, Mariyam Rayat, Premika Mandal, Gunju Gamang, Kishore Pradhan and Kandra Sabar and zero tribal women participated in the dharna.