Bhubaneswar: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) has called for a State-wide bandh on February 15 against the rising fuel prices.
The bandh will be observed from 7 am to 1 pm.
Blaming both the Centre and the Odisha government for the rising fuel prices, state Congress president Niranjan Patnaik said on Tuesday that the shutdown would begin from 7 am and continue till 1 pm.
Vehicles will stay off the roads, shops and other business establishments will also remain shut during the period.
However, Emergency services including ambulance, vehicles carrying milk, media and examinees will be exempted from the purview of the bandh.
The Congress workers are likely to stage road blockade at various junctions during the bandh.
All Odisha government employees working in Bhubaneswar have been advised by the Home Department to reach their respective offices by 9.30 am on February 15 in view of the state-wide bandh.
The front gates of the Lok Seva Bhawan will be closed at 10.15 am on 15.02.2021 and all the passage will be regulated through the rear gate. The connecting gate between the Red Building and Main Lok Seva Bhawan building will remain open.
