The Joint Working Committee (JWC), Keonjhar observed its 6th foundation day at Keonjhar town on Sunday and threatened to go an economic blockade if its longstanding demands are not met immediately.
The demands include establishment of a steel plant run by a public sector undertaking, rail link to Champua and Anandpur, establishment of an agricultural university, proper utilisation of Baitarani river water and conferment of university status to the DD Autonomous College.
Besides, speakers expressed unhappiness saying that though a building for the proposed medical college is almost complete at an expenditure of more than Rs 350 crore from the DMF fund, still the State Government has sit silent over its day of commencement.
The speakers alleged that the Government is illegally collecting toll tax
without completing the National Highway- 20.
Lawyer Rudranarayan Mohanta presided over the meeting. Among others, Alok Mishra and Biplab Mishra of the Cngress, Madhab Sardar of the BJD, Kiranbala
Naik of the BJP and founding members Ram Nararayan Dwivedi, Satyajit Mishra,Gyana Mishra and Pranaya Pani were present.