JAGATSINGHPUR: Alleging rise in atrocities against women across the state, the district unit of Congress took out a Mashal rally in Jagatsinghpur town on Tuesday.
The protest rally was taken out from the district Congress party office to the Jagatsinghpur police station square. The agitators also raised slogans against the recent hike in LPG, petrol and diesel prices announced by the Central government.
Following the rally, a public meeting was held under the chairmanship of district Congress president Natabar Barik. Addressing the meeting, Barik urged the Central government to roll back the fuel price hike which he said will increase the financial burden on the poor and middle-class families.
