12-Hr Bandh in Kantabanji Demanding District Tag 

Balangir: Normal life was disrupted in Balangir district’s Kantabanji subdivision on Tuesday because of a dawn-to-dusk bandh call given by Kantabanji Zilla Sangharsha Samiti for the district status demand for the area.

The impact of this bandh call was evident in Turekela, Bongomunda, Muribahal, Belapada and Khaprakhol blocks of the district as well as in Kantabanji NAC. But the agitators excluded essential public services like ambulance service from the purview of the bandh.

The members of the Kantabanji Zilla Sangharsha Samiti picketed at key locations. Several organizations and dignitaries of the area extended support to the bandh call.

Educational institutions remained shut and work in government offices was hampered. Vehicular traffic was also affected in the area.

In the past Kantabanji Zilla Sangharsha Samiti had observed bandh on Nov 24, 2022, March 25 and July 18, 2023 for the same demand.