Protesting the rising prices of diesel, petrol, LPG, edible oil and other essential commodities, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) took out a bicycle rally here in the State capital city on Sunday.
Led by Bhubaneswar (North) MLA Susant Kumar Rout, several BJD leaders and hundreds of party workers later staged a dharna against the Central Government near the Raj Bhavan (Governor’s House) here.
A delegation of the party also met the Governor and submitted a memorandum on the issue addressed to the President of India.
The BJD had on Saturday announced a series of protests across the State targeting the BJP-led Central Government over the issue. The party will hold protest meetings in all the 147 Assembly constituencies on Monday.
