The Pioneer, Dec 26, 2008
Pioneer News Service | Bhawanipatna
Senior lawyer and Bar Council member Daitary Pradhan called off his fast-unto-death on Tuesday following the assurance of the ADM Kalahandi that the roads would be repaired within a month.
The lawyers and Congress leaders had blocked the National Highway-201 from December 20 demanding repair of roads. Following the stir Pradhan and two Congress leaders were sent to jail on December 21 when they refused to go on bail. The lawyers of Kalahandi Bar Association had also boycotted the court on Tuesday following their arrests.
Reports said that the State Government has asked the authorities of National Highway Authority of India, Public Works and Rural Development Department to submit the total estimate of repairing the roads in the district. Besides, the Government has ordered the executive engineers of the concerned departments and district administration to repair roads within a month.
Meanwhile, Pradhan after his release from jail on Wednesday said to The Pioneer that if the Government fails in its assurance by January 26, he will call for a Kalahandi bandh on January 30.
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