With the death of Mahakalpada rape and burn victim Sujata Bairagi, Opposition political parties and various women’s outfits took to streets on Friday sending the police administration into a tizzy.
Security was beefed up at almost all major junctions and sensitive locations in the city including at Naveen Niwas and official residence of Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Damodar Rout to avoid any untoward incident.
Demanding resignation of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for his alleged inefficiency in providing safety and security to the women fraternity in the State, members of the Bhubaneswar lok Sabha Youth Congress unit sat on a dharna at the Master Canteen square.
Similarly, BJP youth activists demonstrated at the Mahatma Gandhi Marg here alleging that the State Government failed on all fronts, particularly in the matter of safety and security to women. In the evening, the activists held a candle rally in the city and paid homage to the deceased Dalit girl.
Meanwhile, Meanwhile, victim’s grandmother Radharani Ray demanded the trial of the case in a fast track court and award of capital punishment to the accused. She also demanded immediate arrest of third accused Gouranga Das alias Majhia. The locals staged a road blockade at Harianka on Ramnagar-Kharinashi road demanding `20 lakh as financial assistance to the victim’s family.