A delegation of members from a slew of outfits such as the Dhenkanal Zila Mahila Surakhya Maha Sangathana, the Kamakhyanagar Jana Surakhya Samiti, the Krushak Sangharsha Samiti and Anti Corruption Committee met district Collector Roopa Roshan Sahoo and SP Nikhil Kanodia and submitted a memorandum comprising several demands. The delegation was led by anticorruption activist and farmer leader Debashisha Hota. Among others, Smitarani Samal, Urbasi Nayak, Susama Samal, Banita Das, Saraswati Mahapatra, Sumitra Sethy, Tankadhar Kanr, Minaketan Sahoo, Santosh Maharana, Ranjit Sahoo, Nilamani Kabi, Pitambar Jena, Sibaram Behera and Baidhar Swain were present. They were assured immediate legal actions by the district Collector and the SP.
Their demands included a false case registered against anti-liquor women leaders be withdrawn , eviction in the soil conservation land be continued against encroacher Jasobanta Parida, District Youth Wing president of BJD and right hand of Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick , criminal cases be registered against Parida and Minister Mallick for threatening whistleblower Minaketan Sahoo, all poor and landless encroachers in Kamakhyanagar be settled and given RORs as per the provisions of the OPlE Act, 1972, Bhuban Block Chairman Sudhanshubala Behera be suspended for producing false caste certificate, no confidence motion against Surapratapapur sarapanch be held afresh, work order for Anganwadi Kendra given without holding Pallisabha in Sankulei be cancelled and all the poor beneficiaries of Arakhpal panchayat be given their previous dues for June, July and August.
The delegation members threatened to hold a stir from October 29 if positive steps were not taken on the demands.