Bhubaneswar, Feb. 19 -- Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLAs staged a protest inside the Odisha Assembly premises on Wednesday, opposing the BJP-led state government's restructuring of Mission Shakti groups.

The protest took place under the statues of Mahatma Gandhi and former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik.

BJD MLA Arun Kumar Sahoo criticized the government's handling of the situation, stating, "For more than six days, members of Jeevika Mission and Mission Shakti have been demonstrating before the Assembly... The current government doesn't want to listen to their demands... The members have been working with the missions for many years, but this government wants to drive them out... We are protesting to attract the attention of the governme...