More than 20 Congress activists were today taken to custody while attempting to show black flags to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Cuttack.
Patnaik visited Cuttack this morning to attend a function at the National Law University amidst tight security as Youth Congress workers were ready to protest his visit at different corners of the city.
The agitators were, however, arrested before the chief minister's cavalcade passed through the agitation sites.
Police arrested the Youth Congress activists and seized black flags from their possession minutes before the CM's arrival, said a senior police officer claiming that the visit was almost peaceful.
"Though the chief minister visited the city, he did not visit the Dalit victim who is struggling for survival at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack," said Congress activist Santosh Bhol.
The agitation over the alleged rape and attempt to murder of the Dalit girl of Pipili is gradually intensifying with different political parties, women organisations, tribal and Dalit bodies holding demonstrations at different places of the state under the banner of Gana Samaj.
Around 13 non-BJD political parties and mass organisations held a massive demonstration here demanding CBI probe into the case.
