Bhubaneswar, Sept. 30 -- Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) coordinator Akshay Kumar on Wednesday said that the Odisha bandh called by the organisation received public participation, claiming that people joined the protest against alleged textbook errors and demanded accountability from the state government.

Speaking to ANI, Kumar said the bandh was announced through a non-violent approach and claimed that no damage to public property or incidents of violence were reported during the protest.

"This Odisha Bandh, for which we have called today... a lot of messages are coming in, and people have spontaneously participated in the bandh. This has been announced following a non-violent path, without causing any damage to national property ...