Odisha INDIA bloc demands withdrawal of MMDR Amendment Act, announces Assembly gherao September 29

Bhubaneswar: Opposition INDIA bloc Tuesday organised a mass convention here, demanding withdrawal of the MMDR Amendment Act, 2026, and protection of Odisha’s rights over its mineral resources, land and forests. Constituent parties of the grouping, including the Congress, CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML) Liberation, All India Forward Bloc, NCP, Samajwadi Party and RJD, participated in the convention, [...]