Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday reversed its decision to hold a 6-hour shutdown in Bhubaneswar on September 24 protesting the assault on an army officer and his fiancée at Bharatpur police station.
The six-hour Bhubaneswar bandh called by BJD has been called off after the Odisha government ordered a judicial enquiry into the matter. BJD leader Arun Sahu informed it at a press meet.
According to sources, the shutdown was meant to take place in Bhubaneswar and surrounding areas, condemning the police brutality incident. However, after the Home Department issued a formal gazette notification for a judicial inquiry into the alleged misbehaviour of the Army officer and his fiancée inside Bharatpur Police Station, the BJD has opted to call off the protest.
“The Commission of Inquiry consisting of Justice Chitta Ranjan Dash, retired High Court Judge, to enquire into and report in respect of the following matters within 60 days from the date of publication of this notification in the Odisha Gazette”, read the notification.
