Paying tributes to activist Yogendra Sharma, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel announced that the Community Health Centre of Dharsiwa and the Government Higher Secondary School at Tekari will be named after him.
Baghel stated this virtually at a programme organized on the birth anniversary of Yogendra Sharma in Kharora Nagar Panchayat on Thursday, an official communication said.
Baghel said the sacrifices of Yogendra Sharma, who was among those killed by Naxalites in May 2013, can never be forgotten. His martyrdom will always be remembered.
The Chief Minister released a book in his memory.
Yogendra Sharma's MLA-wife Dharsiwa Anita Yogendra Sharma and son Harshit Sharma were present at the event.
Born on August 12, 1962, Yogendra Sharma started with student politics in Durga College. He was elected as the University Representative in 1985-86. From 1995 to 2000, he was a Janpad member. From 2000 to 2005, he served as a member of the Jila Panchayat.