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As the statewide Odisha bandh called by Congress and allied opposition parties disrupted public life across districts on Thursday, BJP leader and Bhubaneswar MP, Aparajita Sarangi, addressed a press briefing defending the state's response in the Balasore self-immolation case.

Speaking from the party's state headquarters in Bhubaneswar, Sarangi stated that the government took care of the student's medical needs and the Chief Minister had directed all necessary steps for her treatment, including arrangements for an airlift if required.

The BJP MP asserted that immediate steps were taken under the Chief Minister's directive and ap...