Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) chief Sarat Patnaik urged Mahila Congress workers to recruit 100 women each to strengthen the party's women's wing. He emphasized women's empowerment and their role in fighting injustice, criticizing the state's BJP government for failing to ensure women's safety. Mahila Congress state president Meenakshi Bahinipati encouraged women to actively participate in politics and spread the party's message at the grassroots level.