Odisha Elections 2024: Kui Samaj demands replacement of 'outsiders' as candidates in Kandhamal
Bhubaneswar, April 13 -- While the leaders fielded by the three prominent parties - BJP, BJD and Congress for the Kandhamal Lok Sabha seat are yet to kick-start their campaigning, they have come up against a stiff opposition from the Kui Samaj, a powerful tribal organisation in the district.
Terming BJD's candidate Achyuta Samanta as non-tribal, the tribal outfit has demanded the party to withdraw its candidate. Protesting against Samanta's candidature, they recently staged a demonstration by burning his effigy and sloganeering 'Achyuta Go Back'.
Upping the ante, they have threatened to call for a Kandhamal Bandh on April 16 if the party doesn't withdraw its candidate.
Not only BJD, but BJP and Congress have also attracted the ire of t...
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