Rourkela Yuva Jagruti Manch convener Gopal Jena who extended support to Rourkela youth Muktikanta Biswal and launched a hunger strike on Monday near the Biju Patnaik statue at Rourkela was lifted by the police from the venue and admitted to hospital.
For the last two days, 10 ml of blood from his body each day was sent to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
He was also getting overwhelming support from the Rourkela public.
But on Tuesday at about 4 pm after his medical examination at the venue by the doctor, the Sector-3 police lifted Gopal and admitted him to the Rourkela Government Hospital (RGH) for further treatment.
According to police, the health condition of Gopal was deteriorating as per medical report and he needed more medical supervision. In the meantime, the Rourkela Steel Plant authority has given a letter to the police mentioning that the place where Gopal was sitting on hunger strike is a prohibited area for any type of dharna and hunger strike, revealed sources.