The Biju Mahila Janata Dal on Saturday held a demonstration at Master Canteen Square here demanding strong action against Ganjam district Soroda Block Zone 64 BJP Mandal president Uma Parida.
About 2,000 members and workers of the BMJD led by its president Minati Behera alleged that BJP leaders are involved in many cases of women harassments in the State. They said Parida was held for barging into a house of a woman in Zone 64 of Sorada Block and misbehaving with her and threatening to kill her by flaunting weapons. BMJD members gave slogans against BJP Government at Centre and burnt effigy of Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
BMJD vice president and advisor Pramilla Mallick, MLAs Tukuni Sahu, Rita Sahu, Basanti Mallick, Simarani Naik, executive president Gitanjali Bastia, Srimayee Mishra, Sulochana Das, general secretary Sulata Deo, secretary Elina Das, Bhubaneswar unit president Bharati Singh, Mahamaya Swain, Manasi Sundaray, Subhadra Das, Anita Behera, Cuttack ZP Chairperson Jyoti Rekha Nayak and Khordha unit president Basanti Mahapatra among others were present.