Bhubaneshwar, March 11 -- Congress MLAs on Tuesday staged a protest against the BJP-led Odisha government outside the Legislative Assembly over the alleged rising incidents of crimes against women in the state.

Speaking to ANI, Congress MLA Sofia Firdous said that this was the third day of their protest. She claimed that people in the state are scared to send their daughters out of their houses to schools and colleges due to the rise in "crime against women."

"Today is the third day of our protest. We have been protesting inside and outside the House. The way crime against women has increased across the state, people are scared to send their daughters out of their houses for schools and colleges. The Government is trying to divert us fr...