Odisha: Rahul Gandhi speaks to father of Balasore immolation victim, calls incident a wound to society

Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed solidarity with the family of an Odisha student who died after self-immolation following alleged sexual harassment. He criticized the incident as an “organized murder by the system.” Former CM Naveen Patnaik also condemned the inaction. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan accused Gandhi of “petty politics.

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