Bhubaneswar, July 15 -- Eight Opposition political parties in Odisha today jointly called for a statewide bandh on July 17 to protest the alleged harassment and subsequent death of Soumyashree Bisi, a student of Fakir Mohan Autonomous College, Balasore.
The 20-year-old second-year B.Ed student succumbed to burn injuries at AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Sunday night. She had attempted self-immolation on July 12 inside the college campus, allegedly in protest against ongoing sexual and mental harassment by Assistant Professor Samir Sahu.
Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Bhakta Charan Das told reporters that the bandh call has been supported by eight Opposition parties, including the Left, Samajwadi Party (SP), Rashtriya Janata Dal ...