The Jharkand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Friday strongly demanded formation of a North Odisha Autonomous Council, consisting of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar abd Sundargarh districts, along the lines of Bodo Autonomous Council in Assam.
The Morcha organised a protest meeting at Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj on Friday and made this demand.
The protestors also demanded for establishment of a steel plant in Mayurbhanj, upgradation of Rairangpur Sub-divisional Hospital as District Headquarters Hospital, development of Railway network in the district, appointment of Mayurbhanj youths in the Baripada PRM Medical College in the posts of clerks, sweepers and the like. They too demanded waiver of farm loans.
The programme presided over by JMM district president Fagu Hansdah was addressed by Kalinga Keshari Jena, Durga Hembram and Bhagavan Hembram, among others. The party submitted a memorandum to the Sub-Collector in favor of their demands.