Congress stages 24-hour dharna

DEMAND FOR 27% SEBC RESERVATION

- AGENCIES

The Congress Thursday launched a 24-hour dharna near Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s official residence here over a five-point charter of demands, including 27 per cent reservation for candidates belonging to the Socially and Economically Backward Class (SEBC) in education and jobs.

Party leaders and workers led by Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das and AICC in-charge for the state, Ajay Kumar Lallu, sat on a dharna at a tent near the CM's residence at the Mahatma Gandhi Marg here.

“Our dharna will continue for 24 hours till 10am Friday. The Congress leaders and workers will spend the night at the 'satyagraha' site here,” Das told reporters here.