Bhubaneswar, Nov. 28 -- Demanding resumption of student union elections in colleges and universities across Odisha, members of All Odisha Student Voice scuffled with police and attempted to gherao Naveen Niwas on Monday.

The election ban in colleges and universities across Odisha since 2018 has spread resentment among a section of students who demanded its resumption. This is the fifth consecutive year when elections will not be conducted in the state.

Irate agitators hurled eggs at the poster of Higher Education Minister Rohit Pujari as they marched towards Naveen Niwas.

However, police intercepted them. The agitators alleged that the BJD had intentionally banned elections in colleges and universities to make its own party relevant am...