Athagarh\/Titilagarh\/Jagatsinghpur:<\/strong> The residents of Athagarh, Titilagarh, and Jagatsinghpur towns in Odisha observed Bandh from 6.00 am to 6.00 pm today over their respective demands.<\/p>\n Twelve-hour Bandh was observed in Athagarh and Titilagarh demanding \u2018district\u2019 status to the towns and was observed in Jagatsinghpur town demanding a government medical college.<\/p>\n The call for Bandh in Athagarh town was given by Athagarh Zilla Kriyanusthan Committee. Supporters of the local outfit picketed at several prime locations and halted the vehicular movements.<\/p>\n \u201cDespite repeatedly demanding \u2018district\u2019 status to Athagarh town, our demand was not being met. Earlier, we staged a sit-in (Dharna) in front of the Athagarh Sub-Collector\u2019s Office for nearly a month. At last, the Committee gave a call for a 12-hour Bandh,\u201d an agitator and member of the outfit said.<\/p>\n Three platoons of police force were deployed to avert any untoward law and order situation.<\/p>\n Similarly, the Titilagarh Zilla Kriyanusthan Committee had called for a 12-hour Bandh in the town.<\/p>\n The demand for \u2018district\u2019 status to Titilagarh town intensified after the residents of Padampur Assembly constituency of Bargarh district were promised \u2018district\u2019 status during the last bypoll campaign.<\/p>\n Several shops, marketplaces, and business establishments remained closed during the Bandh.<\/p>\n Likewise, the residents of Jagatsinghpur town also observed a Bandh from dawn to dusk led by a local outfit named Zilla Swasthya Surakshya Abhijan. Dak Bungalow Chhak in the town was obstructed by several supporters of the outfit and shops and other business establishments remained shut.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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