Cong calls for Odisha bandh over Mahanadi issue
The Congress party on Tuesday called for a complete bandh (shutdown) in Odisha to protest against Mahanadi river water dispute between the state and Chhattisgarh. The police also detained several protesters who raised slogans while marching on the streets, carrying banners demanding stoppage of dam construction on the river. The Congress also demanded intervention by the Centre into the matter.