Bhubaneswar: Members of the BJP's women wing in Odisha tried to gherao the official residence of Minister Arun Kumar Sahoo here on Friday, demanding his resignation for allegedly shielding the prime accused in the murder of a five-year-old girl in Nayagarh district.
They demanded an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the abduction and murder of the minor girl.
The members of the BJP Mahila Morcha also got into a scuffle with the police deployed at the residence of Sahoo.
"Why is the BJD government afraid of a CBI inquiry into the case? The government is trying to protect Minister Arun Sahoo and denying justice to the victim. The agitation will continue till the minor girl gets justice," said state BJP general secretary Lekhashree Samantsinghar.
She said the government should remove the Minister to ensure a fair probe into the case.
Meanwhile, Odisha Congress in-charge A. Chella Kumar said the party had demanded an SIT probe monitored by the Orissa High Court into the incident.