BJP State president Samir Mohanty, Leader of Opposition Pradipta Naik, senior leaders Bhrugu Baxipatra, Prithviraj Harichandan, Lekhasri Samant Singhar, Surama Padhi and many functionaries belonging to the BJP Mahila Morcha and the Bharatiya Janata Yuba Morcha participated in the demonstration.
“We will continue staging protests until our demands of CBI inquiry into the Paree killing case and ouster of Arun Shoo for his alleged complicity in the case have not been met,” said the leaders.
Meanwhile, BJD vice-president Debi Mishra commenting on the BJP dharna said, “We all should wait for the Special Investigation Team investigation report. “An SIT investigation is going on. SIT head Arun Bothra has sought two week’s time. Let’s wait for two weeks. It is wise not to hold protests everyday but to wait for the truth to come to the fore,” said Mishra.
In his comment, PCC president Niranjan Patnaik said, “The Congress was first to protest the killing of Paree. The BJP is staging a dhrana to save its face as people have come to known its secret links with the BJD.”
