Bhubaneswar, Nov 24: The opposition parties in the State have demanded legal action against the organisers of the students’ convention of the ruling Biju Janata Dal here on Monday.
Over 500 students, under the banner of Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD) and led by Sports and Youth Services minister Sudam Marandi held a rally via Mahatma Gandhi Marg from AG Square and the State Secretariat where section 144 is in force.
BJP spokesperson Sajjan Sharma, while terming the incident as ‘grossly unfortunate’, accused the government of maintaining double standards. “The government has one set of rules for the ruling party and the other set of rules for the Opposition. There is no action against any worker of the ruling party for violating the rules while it is treated as illegal for others”, he pointed out.
Congress spokesperson Sulochana Das said while the chief minister is in charge of law and order, his party workers are opening violating them in present of the ministers and MLAs. “Would the government have spared the Opposition if it had done the same?”, she asked while demanding action against the guilty.
