The Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) Rekha Sharma on Thursday sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the sensational Kalahandi lady teacher Mamita Meher murder case in Odisha.
General Secretary of State BJP, Lekhashree Samantsinghar raised the demand at a presser wherein she presented screen grabs of the video showing Minister Mishra at Raipur airport on October 15, 2021.
Congress leader Bhakta Charan Das warned that if the details of Dibyashankar’s tours and whereabouts from October 1 to 22 was not made public, then the Congress party will take to streets and roll out a Mamita Rath seeking justice for the slain lady teacher.
Congress MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati stood in front of Panchayati Raj Minister Pratap Jena and continued beating the gong, disrupting Jena’s demand for departmental grants.
In a unique protest, BJP workers beat gongs in Master Canteen square in Bhubaneswar appealing govt to remain vigilant amid rising crimes in Odisha.
The battle cry for justice to the murdered Kalahandi Mahaling Sunshine School teacher Mamita Meher saw a major development on Tuesday as her parents moved the Orissa High Court seeking completion of the probe into her sensational murder case in a stipulated time.
Seeking justice for Mamita Meher, people in Kalahandi observed two minutes silence to pray for peace to the departed soul. Notable, senior Congress leader Bhakta Das had earlier appealed to the people to observe silence prayer.
Similarly in Jharsuguda, business establishments, government and private offices, banks and educational institutions remained closed while vehicular movement came to a grinding halt as the saffron party observed 8-hour, from 6 am to 2 pm, bandh across the district.
The DNA samples of Mamita’s parents-- Suchandra Meher and Tulasi Meher have also been sent to the laboratory for profiling which will be used to match with the samples taken from the body remains to establish Mamita’s identity.
Das also appealed to observe two minutes of silence at 11 am on November 7 at their homes and pray for the salvation of the soul of Mamita Meher and pray for justice for the family members of the deceased.
Minister Dibya Shankar Mishra, who is under fire over Mamita Murder case, was intercepted by BJP Yuva Morcha member Deepjyoti Mund near MSA chhak in Bhawanipatna. The BJP Yuva Morcha member then asked when the minister would resign and demanded investigation & justice in the matter.
Tension prevailed during an attempt by BJP activists to gherao Keonjhar SP office on Monday. Demanding justice for murdered lady teacher Mamita Meher and other crimes in the district, the BJP members took to the streets.
The scribe-cum-politician has whiffed the prevalence of 'double standards' in CM Naveen Patnaik's political approach. Writing his editorial column 'Ama Ghara Halchal' in his vernacular daily, the Sambad, Soumya terms Dibya Shankar's clarification after nearly three weeks of the ghastly murder as the one that seeds more confusion.
Raising fears that Mamita might be having evidence about the sex racket at Sunshine English Medium School and the involvement of BJD Ministers in it, Saluja said, “Why did the Minister call them to his Raipur flat. Police have recovered Mamita’s pen drive and laptop. Police should provide the details of the data they have retrieved from the victim’s laptop hard disk".
BJP’s Bargarh district unit on Monday observed an eight-hour bandh in the region to mount further pressure on the government to oust MoS (Home) Dibya Shankar Mishra in the wake of his alleged complicity in the case.