Hitting out at the state government over the death of the girl student, leader of the Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik described it as a nothing less than institutional betrayal and a planned injustice.Expressing deep sorrow over the death of the girl student, Naveen said on X, it is deeply disturbing to think how a failed system can take someone’s life.“The most painful part is that this was not an accident, but rather the result of a system that remained silent instead of helping,” he added.Stating that the girl died struggling for justice, the BJD president said that with great courage she had written to the college principal, informing about the sexual harassment she had faced.Even after being ignored by the college authorities, she did not give up and had reached out to the higher education minister, the chief minister’s office and even a union minister, he said and added that she had met the Balasore MP to share her plight.Naveen said if even one person had taken responsibility and intervened personally, perhaps the girl’s life could have been saved.“She did not lose her life solely due to physical trauma but also because of the negligence of the state government, which left her alone in her struggle,” he added.The former chief minister urged the Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati to ensure that action should not only be taken against the college authorities but also all those who failed to take any action despite the victim’s desperate pleas, are held accountable.
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