The Utkal Sammilani once again demanded the Bharat Ratna award for former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik while observing his birth anniversary here on Thursday. “Contributions of legendary Biju Patnaik is incomparable for our State and country. He was the only person whose dead body was draped with national flags of three countries. Thus, he is not only a Bharat Ratna but a jewel of the globe. Bijubabu should be conferred with the Bharat Ratna without further delay,” said Sammilani Mancheswar Industrial Estate branch president Dillip Dashsharma.
Dashsharma presided over the programme held at the Biju Patnaik Park here. Among others, Sammilani advisor Nimain Das, vice-president Shital Chandra Mohanty, joint-secretary Ashok Kumar Palata Singh, Maheshwar Biswal, Shiba Prasad Mishra, Kshetra Mohan Nayak, Akshay Jethi, Ajay Kanungo and Gopi Mohan Patnaik garlanded the statue of Patnaik.
