Cuttack, Aug. 30 -- The Odisha Janata Congress (OJC) staged a protest outside the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC), raising serious concerns over the civic condition of the city and alleging corruption and administrative failure.

The protest was held at the call of OJC chairman and engineer Mohammad Moquim, under the leadership of Cuttack city president Giribala Behera.

Addressing the gathering, OJC leader Yakudin Mohammad alleged that despite the completion of nearly four and a half years of the current civic administration, several basic problems continue to affect residents.

The leaders claimed that streetlights remain non-functional in several areas, roads and sanitation services are inadequate, and even moderate rainfall leads ...