The 21st foundation day of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) was celebrated by the Eastern India Oil Refinery Workers’ Union on Wednesday at its Zero Point office premises. Union president Santosh Kumar Pattnaik presided over the meeting.
Pattnaik said that late Bijubabu is a rare outstanding political leader of India, after whom a political party has been named, and his son, the president of the party, has been ruling Odisha since last 19 long years as its popular Chief Minister.
Union working president Dilip Kumar Behera, members Netrananda Samal and Mihir Kanta Sahoo, advocate Debabrata Sahoo, journalist Prasanta Kumar Rout also spoke on the occasion.
Behera, advocate Sahoo, journalist Rout said how popular the BJD has become since all these years.
Early in the morning, the statues of Bijubabu at Rahama, Kujang and Paradip were garlanded. Sweets and fruits were distributed to the patients of the Kugang and Paradip Government hospitals.
Hundreds of people, including a large number of womwn, were present in the function.