A State-level commemorative meeting for former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik would be held at the Baramunda ground here on March 5 to mark the beginning of the legendary’s year-long birth centenary celebrations.
Addressing a Press conference at BJD State head office here, party leaders Bed Prakash Agrawal, Surjya Narayan Patro, Debi Prasad Mishra and Sanjay Kumar Dasburma said Chie Minister Naveen Patnaik, his ministerial colleagues, MPs, MlAs, PRI members and party leaders would join the commemorative meeting.
“Bijubabu’s role in freedom struggle and contribution in making post-Independent India is incomparable. He also played a significant role in making modern Odisha. His work field was widespread. The main objective of holding birth centenary is to make his ideologies reach to younger generations and inspire them to involve in the process of making Odisha a developed State,” they said.
They said the centenary would also be organised outside the State and in countries where Bijubabu was involved in many ways.
Agrawal said many Biju lovers belonging to other political parties would too join the meet. “You will be surprised to see the leaders of other parties, educationist and luminaries at the venue,” Agrawal said while responding to a media query.