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Odisha Bandh Today: Congress and INDIA Bloc Protest Mining Laws and Textbook Errors
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CNBC TV18•08-10-2026, 11:18
Odisha Bandh Today: Congress and INDIA Bloc Protest Mining Laws and Textbook Errors
- •A 12-hour bandh has been called across Odisha by nine INDIA bloc parties to protest against new mining laws, textbook errors, and the SIR exercise.
- •Protesters are demanding the resignation of Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond over alleged errors in school textbooks.
- •Around 150 police officers have been deployed across the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack region to maintain law and order and keep essential services running.
- •The Biju Janata Dal has chosen not to participate, maintaining an equidistant stance from both the BJP and the opposition alliance.
- •Odisha Congress leaders appealed for a peaceful and democratic shutdown aimed at safeguarding constitutional and land rights.
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The 12-hour bandh called by nine INDIA bloc parties is protesting against the new mining law, alleged errors in school textbooks, and the Special Intensive Revision exercise. The parties are also demanding the resignation of Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond over the textbook errors.
The Biju Janata Dal chose not to participate in the bandh, stating that it would maintain an equidistant position from both the BJP-led NDA and the Congress-led opposition alliance.
Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police deployed around 150 officers to maintain law and order, keep key routes like national highways and railway lines operational, and ensure essential services and hospital access remained uninterrupted.
