In a troubling series of events, over 10,000 people gathered in a massive rally on Bajrakbati Road in Cuttack on Sunday. The protest, led by members of the Biswa Hindu Parisad and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), aimed to call for the removal of the minority community from the region. The rally was spearheaded by Nayan Mohanty, the BJP candidate from Cuttack.

The atmosphere in the city remains tense as the demonstrators dominate key streets, thus culminating in a controversial call for a Cuttack Bandh (shutdown) on Monday. In these demonstrations, the protesters chanted provocative slogans, demanding an “exclusive” Hindu-only identity for the city.

This rally has ignited widespread outrage, with various civil rights groups condemning it as an attack on communal harmony. Political leader

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