Puri: Two organisations have called for 12-hour Puri bandh on Friday in protest against the cancellation of Rath Yatra this year.
Members of Srijagannath Sena and Srikshetra Suraksha Bahini staged a protest in the town on the day after the Supreme Court ordered t
hat Rath Yatra in Puri or anywhere in Odisha will not be organised this year considering the prevalent situation due to COVID-19.
After the Supreme Court announced its order, the state Cabinet took the decision to abide by it.
Both Srijagannath Sena and Srikshetra Suraksha Bahini alleged that it was a conspiracy on the part of the state government to prevent the Rath Yatra from being celebrated.
The two organisations said peaceful bandh will be observed in entire Puri town from 6 am to 6 pm.
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