The 76th Independence Day was celebrated at the office premises of Paradip Port Banik Sangha (PPBS). PPBS president and prominent labour leader Santosh Kumar Patnaik participated as chief guest and hoisted the National Flag.
PPBS secretary Debabrat Sahu and senior members Kshirod Kumar Swain, Prabodh Kumar Das, Bibhuti Bhushan Mohanty, Anadi Parida, Ayas Kant Samal and Chandra Shekhar Mohapatra were present.
In his speech, president Pattnaik paid rich tributes to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the freedom struggle and called upon every citizen of the country to be inspired by their ideals.
The Independence Day was also celebrated in front of the office at Zero Point by the East India Oil Refinery Workers’ Union. Paradip Port Land Losers Farmers’ Union (EIORWU) president Chinmay Das hoisted the National Flag. Union members including Trinath Biswal, Jagabandhu Biswal and Sushant Mohapatra were present.