Sambalpur, July 21 -- Biju Janata Dal (BJD) party workers held a protest at Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) office today in Odisha's Sambalpur over the Balasore student's death by self-immolation.

While holding the protest, BJD MLA Barsha Singh stated that the CM and the Higher Education Minister should resign.

She said to ANI, "When the govt was formed, they had given only one slogan: that the atrocities on women would be stopped. But since the government has changed, everyone has seen that atrocities against women are increasing, so we are opposing it... Recently, one girl was set on fire in the Puri district. What is this government doing? We want the CM and the higher education minister to resign."

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