Student Congress members on Sunday staged a demonstration in front of Health and Family Welfare Minister Atanu Sabyasach Nayak’s official residence here in protest against the Government’s failure to check dengue outbreak in the State, which has already taken lives of five persons.
“Dengue has already taken many lives in the State and thousands are still suffering from the disease. While over a month has passed since dengue cases were seen in Barbil and Cuttack, the Government has sit silent,” alleged an agitating leader.
The agitators burnt effigies of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and the Health Minister apart from throwing tomatoes at the latter’s house. Police have also arrested some activists for throwing tomatoes at the Minister’s house. According to a report, the number of dengue toll rose to five on Sunday with one more patient succumbing to the disease at the Barbil CHC.