The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has planned to intensify its activities and strengthen its network in Mayurbhanj district.
With its friendly party BJP heading the Government at the Centre, leading Zilla Parishad in Mayurbhanj and having six MLAs and one MP from the district, the VHP finds an atmosphere quite conducive for its growth and expansion in the district.
The VHP Mayurbhanj District unit on Sunday held an important meeting here under the chairmanship of its district president Divakar Tripathy. It decided a series of programmes, besides announcing its new district committee.
The committee decided to form organisational units and Satsang Kendras at the Panchayat level and to told at least three massive programmes, namely Akhand Bharat Divas, Krishna Janmastami Utsav and Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati Validaan Divas at different parts of the district.
While Divakar Tripathy was retained as district president, some new faces were chosen to the posts of working president, vice-presidents and general Secretary.
While Dr Khageswar Singh has been named as the working president, retired teacher Rajanikant Mohant and retired Major Mrutyunjay Das as vice-presidents and Prasant Kumar Acharya was chosen as general secretary.
Besides, Ashok Kumar Giri, Ajay Kumar Pal and Bibhuti Bhusan Pratihary have been chosen as assistant secretaries, Haripad Kalia as tresurer, Vasant Acharya as Satsang Pramukh, Sudhamayee Das as Matrushakti-in-charge, Madhuri Mohanty as Durga Vahini Pramukh, Harihar Panda as Mutt Mandhir Pramukh, Hemendra Rout as Seva Pramukh and Dayanidhi Das Dharma Prasar Pramukh.
Apart from senior Parishad leaders like Harihar Tripathy, Upendra Nayak, Rama Chandra Saha and Somanath Das, a large number of VHP workers from all over the district attended the meeting.