Bhubaneswar: To make the upcoming nationwide strike a success, a Lamp rally was organized in Bhubaneswar by central trade unions and independent federations in support of a 17-point charter of demands.
The rally was part of a broader call to shut down all key establishments in the capital tomorrow—including shops and markets, public transport, government offices, the airport, railway station, banks, and major central offices like Chandaka, Mancheswar Industrial Estate, and NALCO—by the workers’ unions.
The torch rally proceeded from Gandhi Marg to Rajmahal Square.
Prominent leaders who participated in the rally included:
Ramchandra Khuntia, National Vice President of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)
Former MLA Radhakanta Sethy
CPM leader Suresh Panigrahi
Pradeepta Nayak, Bijay Jena, Mahendra Parida, Niranjan Mohanty, Jyotiranjan Mahapatra, Madhusudan Pradhan, Mayadhar Sethy, Sur Jena
Congress leaders Suresh Kumar Rautray and Shibananda Ray
Banshidhar Parida, Laxmi Dora, Bijay Dwibedi, Manas Kar, and Sudhanshu Mohanty, among others.
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