Bhubaneswar, April 6 -- As many as 17 Odia labourers stuck in Laos will reach Odisha on Sunday, thanks to the intervention of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Vice President, Baijayant Panda.

The consulate has reportedly confirmed their return to Odisha.

As per reports, 11 people from Aul, Rajkanika and Rajnagar areas in the Kendrapara district, four from Jajpur, and one each from Dhenkanal and Keonjhar went to Laos through an agent.

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