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In Bhubaneswar, a heated debate has been ignited over recent remarks made by Mayor Sulochana Das concerning Bangladeshi residents in the Capital City. The controversy led to protests on Thursday at the Ward 14 office in Niladri Vihar, where local citizens brandished black flags protesting her allegedly objectionable comments.

Mayor Das was on a visit to the locality in the morning when she was intercepted. Hundreds of local youths vehemently opposed the BJD leader and shouted slogans.

"When several eligible residents have not been given voter ID and ration cards yet, how were the Bangladeshi nationals granted cards during the pr...