Religious: Some activists and educators have appealed to the voters and rural candidates in Ganjam Regency to refrain from violence during the three Panchayat selection and choose representatives without reinforcing democracy at the grassroots level.
Appeal considered the significance as a pre-polling violence reported from various places in the district, including Dharakote, broken, Patrapur and Chikiti.
The police have arrested at least 20 people because of their alleged involvement in violence.
Heating placards, they sat near the Statue of Gandhi at Gandhi Nagar here on Monday afternoon to attract people and political parties to refrain from violence.
They also appealed to voters to stay away from chisels and liquor, which flowed freely during the election.
“Violence will destroy social fabrics and damage poor families,” said Sudhir Rout, Forum, Forum for Ganjam, a social organization.
“We plan to go to some Panchayats in the district to attract people about this problem,” Rout said.