<h1>BJD Plans Statewide Protests Against BJP-Led Odisha Government Over Rising Prices of Essential Commodities.</h1> The opposition BJD plans a large demonstration in Bhubaneswar on January 6, criticizing the BJP-led Odisha government for failing to control the rising prices of essential commodities. BJD leaders argue that the price hikes in fuel, edible oil, and other essentials have severely impacted the poor and middle class, with food inflation reaching 9.4 percent. Protests are also planned across all 30 districts. In response, a BJP spokesperson dismissed the BJD's actions as mere theatrics, highlighting previous high inflation rates under the BJD's leadership and defending the BJP's efforts to enhance local production of key goods.