BJP continues stir against Minister in Odisha
The Hindu
The Odisha-unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday stepped up its State-wide agitation seeking the sacking of Minister of State for Energy Dibya Shankar Mishra following the murder of a teacher.
The Odisha-unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday stepped up its State-wide agitation seeking the sacking of Minister of State for Energy Dibya Shankar Mishra following the murder of a teacher.
Members of the party besieged police stations across the State, alleging that the Naveen Patnaik Government was shielding people involved in the crime. A three-member team led by Vanathi Srinivasan, national president of the BJP’s women wing, met the family of the teacher Mamita Meher at their village in Balangir district.
Meher was strangled to death by Gobinda Sahu, a contractor-turned educational entrepreneur. Sahu reportedly killed the teacher to prevent her from disclosing his extra-marital affairs. Mr. Mishra is said to have close links with the murder accused.