Bhubaneswar, July 13 -- Holding the Odisha government responsible for the attempted self-immolation by a girl student of FM Autonomous College in Balasore, the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj.
BJD spokesperson Dr. Lenin Mohanty in a statement said both the Chief Minister and the Higher Education Minister should accept moral responsibility for the incident and step down.
He alleged that the victim had submitted written complaints to the Chief Minister, Higher Education Minister, and the Union Education Minister, seeking intervention over harassment by a college teacher.
However, no action was taken, which allegedly pushed h...