Summary:
Shops, offices and even schools and colleges were also closed forcefully and the BJD workers humiliated and assaulted public. People were unnecessarily harassed so they should be properly compensated for it by organizers of the hartal, cited the petitioner. During the hartal, BJD workers damaged vehicles and properties of innocent persons, which is not acceptable at all.Seeking high court's intervention in the matter, the petitioner has prayed that the damages should be recovered from the organizers of the hartal. There was largescale destruction of public and private properties by the BJD workers, however, the state government has taken no action against them.The petitioner alleged that in the name of hartal, BJD workers blocked roads, obstructed ambulances and paralysed essential services. "We have prayed the court to direct secretaries of the three departments to assess the damage caused to the public during the hartal and realize the same amount from Naveen Patnaik within a stipulated time," said A Das, petitioner's counsel..