‘The foundation day of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was celebrated here on Sunday afternoon where the speakers recalled the dedicated and selfless contributions made by great leaders like Syama Prasad Mukerjee, Dindayal Upadhaya, Atal Bihari Bajpayee, lK Advani and others in building the party.
Speaking on the occasion, former Deputy Speaker and veteran BJP leader Rama Chandra Panda described BJP as the most democratic and people's party which is opposed to the culture of dynasty and sycophancy. The BJP-led Governments in different States have, time and again, proved the party to be distinct with stress on development and security of the nation, he added.
Brahmapur district BJP president Bijay Kumar Swain presided over the meeting. Among others, Rama Patra, Simanchal Das, N Rajendra Kumar, Nanda Kishore Sahu, and Saroj Kumar Sabat participated.