Bhubaneshwar, Aug. 6 -- The Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Odisha's largest opposition party, will hold a six-hour protest in Puri on August 7 over the death of a 15-year-old girl who was allegedly set on fire by unidentified miscreants in Balanga, party leader Lenin Mohanty told ANI.

Lenin Mohanty said the protest aims to raise awareness about the deteriorating law and order situation in Odisha under the rule of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

"We have decided to hold a Hartal (protest) for 6 hours through which we want to spread awareness that the way things are going in Odisha, especially in rural areas, after the BJP came to power, it has become difficult for the common man," Mohanty said.

Speaking about the death of the 15-year-old, he also q...