Odisha bandh 17 july, 2025: In Odisha, on July 17, the Congress and eight opposition parties saw a tremendous impact of ‘Odisha bandh’. The closed fakir has been called against the death of a 20 -year -old student of Mohan Autonomas College after an attempt to commit self -immolation. The student committed self -immolation after sexual abuse. After which the student was struggling between life and death in the hospital for three days, but finally the victim died. In protest against this, Odisha is closed today and shops are closed under it, roads are deserted and protesters are seen demanding justice with flags and banners.
What is closed under Odisha bandh and what open?
Private and government bus service in many districts are affected in many districts today under Odisha bandh, markets are closed. At the same time, hospitals and healthcare, essential service and milk-vegetable shops are not closed. With this, there is tight security in the state. The police is also deployed in place so that if the situation worsened, it can be handled immediately. Protesters on the streets are pleading for justice.
‘Odisha is not closed politics, daughters are fighting’- Bhakta Charan Das
Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Bhakta Charan Das said, “This shutdown is not for any party but for the safety of every daughter. If not wake up today, every college will be in danger tomorrow.” At the same time, the Congress has also demanded the resignation of the state education minister, local MLA, and MP. He is accused of ignoring the complaints of the student and ignoring her safety.
Opposition demands, judicial inquiry
In this case, CPI (M) leader Suresh Panigrahi said that the victim pleaded for help from every responsible person like Principal, SP, Collector, Education Minister and MP, but everyone turned blindly. He further demanded that the case be judicial inquiry and strict action should be taken against the culprits.
Rahul Gandhi talks to the victim’s father
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi spoke to the student’s father over the phone and expressed condolences. He also wrote on social media that the voice of the daughter’s struggle and pain was felt by his father’s tongue. This is not just the death of a girl, but a deep wound on the whole society. At the same time, Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP government that the death of this innocent is not an accident, but a well -planned murder made by the BJP.
