Congress workers on Tuesday hurled tomatoes and eggs at policemen who tried to stop them from marching towards Naveen Niwas, the official residence of Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik, demanding the immediate resignation of minister of state for home Captain Dibya Shankar Mishra for his alleged involvement in the murder of a woman schoolteacher in Kalahandi district.
Party workers also staged a demonstration outside the office of the DGP in Cuttack demanding Mishra’s ouster.
In Cuttack, Congress workers organised a rally demanding immediate ouster of the minister. The Congress also issued a deadline of 72 hours to take action against Mishra or face an intensified agitation.
Mamita Meher, a teacher at Mahalinga in Kalahandi district, had gone missing on October 8. Her charred body was later recovered from a deep pit. The Opposition has alleged that Mishra, who also hails from Kalahandi district, used to patronise Govinda Sahu, the main accused who has been arrested.
On Tuesday, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra announced that it would send a three-member team from Delhi to find out the reasons behind Mamita’s death and the minister’s involvement. The team would submit its report to BJP national president J.P. Nadda.
