PoliticsFarmers' Group Calls 12-Hour Odisha Bandh Over Textbook Errors
The Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) has announced a 12-hour bandh in Odisha on Wednesday, demanding the resignation of School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond due to widespread errors in government school textbooks. The farmers' group, observing a relay hunger strike since August 20, said the bandh will be peaceful, with shops, markets, and transport closed. NNKS national coordinator Akshay Kumar, on hunger strike since September 6 in Bhubaneswar, urged public support, highlighting the issue's impact on students' futures and Odisha's pride. The bandh has backing from CPI(M) and the Republican Party of India.
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