Rayagada, Aug 29: Today the Congress had staged demonstration in front of the Collector’s office in order to protest against the death of three persons in Sipijodi and Talaparikhala villages under Kashipur block here on consuming gruel prepared from mango kernel. They demanded the resignation of Health and Family Welfare Minister, Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak and also asked for adequate compensation for the family members of the deceased. Demand for shifting of the Additional District Magistrate (ADM) and the Sub Collector was also one of the demand of the Congress. Later, a delegation led by Congress legislator from Jeypore Taraprasad Bahinipati met the Collector Guha Poonam Tapas Kumar and submitted a memorandum to her. In the memorandum, the delegation has pointed out that despite ten sanctioned posts of doctors in Kashipur block only one doctor has been posted. Bahinipati, former Zilla Parishad chairperson Bijay Gamang, District Congress Committee president Durga Prasad Panda were a part of the demonstration.
