12-hour Congress Bandh Cripples Normalcy In Koraput

Koraput: The 12-hour dawn-to-dusk Koraput Bandh call given by the Congress a list of demands for the development of Koraput paralysed normal life across the district on Tuesday.

According to reports, the bandh call has been given by the Koraput district Congress president Meenakshi Bahinipati over the following demands below:

• Establishment of Central School at Jeypore
• Provide employment opportunities to educated young women
• Give preference to young women with CT, BED, and DIET training in school appointments
• Fill up the vacant 3rd and 4th-grade posts in various departments in the district
• Recruitment of local people in various vacant posts
• Recruitment of BAC Nursing aspirants on a priority basis
• Appointment of faculty members and admission of students at the BED College in Koraput
• Setting up a Central Driving Training Research Center at Jeypore
• Establishment of a central school at Jeypore

All government offices, business establishments, and educational institutions remained closed, while public transport vehicles were off the road creating immense problems for the locals. Reportedly, hundreds of vehicles were seen stranded on National Highway No. 26 as the bandh supporters blocked the main traffic intersection of the highway.