INDIA bloc calls Odisha bandh on October 8 over MMDR Act, other issues

Bhubaneswar, Sep 29 (UNI) The Odisha unit of the INDIA bloc on Tuesday called for a state-wide bandh on October 8 to protest the MMDR (Amendment) Act, 2026, alleged irregularities in the electoral process, the state's education system and the government's handling of flood relief. The bandh call was given at a massive 'Parivartan Rally' organised at Lower PMG Square here, where state-level leaders of the INDIA bloc staged a protest and gheraoed the Odisha Assembly, raising four major demands and announcing that the agitation would be intensified. The leaders demanded complete repeal of the MMDR (Amendment) Act, 2026, alleging…