Cuttack, Oct. 5 -- The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has called for a 12-hour Cuttack Bandh on October 6 (Monday), protesting the alleged failure of the police and district administration to maintain law and order during the Durga idol immersion procession at Dargha Bazaar on Friday night.

At a press conference on Saturday, VHP Cuttack Mahanagar president Basudev Behera blamed the authorities for the violence that left six people, including the DCP, injured.

"We hold the DCP and the district collector responsible for the situation and demand their immediate transfer," Behera said.

The VHP also alleged that lapses in crowd management and coordination between agencies led to the clashes. The organisation's leaders urged citizens to support...