Bhubaneswar, Aug. 25 -- The INDIA bloc has stepped up its campaign against the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026 (MMDR Act-2026), with its constituent parties organising a torchlight procession in Bhubaneswar on Monday ahead of a statewide "Resistance Day" on August 25 to demand repeal of the legislation.
Senior Congress leaders Suresh Rautray, Shivananda Ray, Prakash Jena and Santosh Singh Saluja; CPI(M) State Secretary Suresh Panigrahi and leaders Jambeshwar Samantaray, Tapasi Praharaj, Bhubaneswar Local Committee Secretary Pradipta Nayak and Prabhat Panigrahi; CPI leader Sur Jena; CPI(ML) leader Mahendra Parida; and Forward Bloc leader Jyotiranjan Mahapatra were among those who participated in the proce...