Koraput (Odisha), June 5 -- Odisha Congress on Thursday demanded compensation of Rs 25 lakh each for the families of the six patients who died at Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital (SLNMCH).

Addressing the media, Congress Legislative Party Leader and Pottangi MLA Ram Chandra Kadam, former MLA Nimai Sarkar, and senior leader Meenakshi Bahinipati strongly criticized Odisha Health and Family Welfare Minister Mukesh Mahaling's brief visit to SLNMCH in the wake of the deaths of six patients in quick succession on Tuesday.

Bahinipati warned that the party would intensify its agitation and block the highway if the government did not promptly announce compensation.

The Congress leaders expressed deep dissatisfaction over what they...