Bhubaneswar, Sept. 28 -- BJD president and Opposition Leader Naveen Patnaik joined the party's protest on Gandhi Marg in Bhubaneswar on the MMDR Bill on Monday. The protest followed a walkout by BJD MLAs from the Odisha Assembly over their demand for withdrawal of the Bill.

The BJD legislators first protested against the MMDR law inside the Assembly before walking out of the House. They then proceeded towards Lower PMG and attempted to gherao the Assembly as part of the protest.

The party also announced plans to organise protest meetings in different districts against the MMDR law.

After reaching Lower PMG, the BJD MLAs staged a demonstration demanding withdrawal of the MMDR Bill. Naveen Patnaik later joined the protesters and addresse...