Public ire against the highhandedness of Ganjam Tehsildar Arun Nayak is increasing day by day as people of Ganjam town called for a shutdown and staged a dharna in front of Ganjam block office on Tuesday.
Local people denouncing anti-people work of the Tehsildar took out a rally in the town. Later, they submitted a memorandum to Assistant Executive Engineer Bansidhar Parida, addressed to the Governor of Odisha.
A meeting was also organised in the dharana site. Speakers, mostly local intelligentsia and political leaders, vented their anger against Tehsildar Nayak and demanded his immediate transfer.
The agitation was led by lawyer Dilip Pattnaik, Laxmi Padhi, Sudam Jena, Sumanta Das, councillor Arun Panda, Senior Citizens Committee secretary Gouri Shankar Padhy, Abhimanyu Gouda, Bishnu Behera, Bata Raula, Bhagaban Pradhan, Arjun Jena, Sanku Tarai, Prakash Raula and Pappu Mahanty.
During the one-day strike, Ganjam bada bazaar was completely shut down but and a few shops of Sana Bazaar were opened for some time.