CPI(M) State secretary Janardan Pati, in an interaction with the media here on Sunday, urged lawyers’ associations to call off their strikes for “the greater interest of the common people”.
He said the lawyers who are on strike for or against establishment of High Court Benches in western and southern Odisha should leave the issue to the Odisha High Court and State Government. The State Government must take a decision on the issue with proper coordination with the High Court, he said, adding that the public is suffering due to the lawyers’ strikes.
On the issue of ESIC Medical College, Pati said it should be established in Rourkela as the insured persons (IPs) are more in this region due to the mushrooming of industries in and around Rourkela. At the recent ESIC Board meeting in Bhubaneswar, the CPI(M) made its stand clear on the issue, he added.