BJD seeks CM Majhi's resignation over alleged assault of young couple at Kapilash hill shrine

Bhubaneswar, Sep 23 (UNI) The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who also holds the Home portfolio, over the alleged assault of a young woman and a young man at Kapilash hill shrine in Dhenkanal district. Addressing a press conference at the BJD headquarters here, Biju Mahila Janata Dal president Snehangini Chhuria and former State Women's Commission chairperson Minati Behera alleged that the law-and-order situation in Odisha had deteriorated and that the state government had failed to ensure the safety of women. Chhuria said the alleged assault of the young…