The Nuapada district administration celebrated the Salia Memorial Foundation Day at Salia village on Monday in remembrance of the freedom fighters who had struggled against the British Government during the Civil Disobedience Movement.
The people of the village had on September 30, 1930 held a meeting to protest against the imposition of Chari (grazing) tax and Ranwa (fire wood collection) tax, where the police opened fire on them injuring leader of the movement Keju Das Baba. Many people had been arrested and put in Raipur Jail.
The people of the area under the leadership Keju Das Baba and Raju of Andhra had continued their struggle against the British rule till the Independence.
To recall their struggle, the administration convened a meeting where local police chief Uma Shankar Das as the chief gust addressed the public. Commandant of CRPF Ramsingh, District Culture Officer Durga Naik and other Government officials also spoke on the occasion.