The BJP Jajpur district unit celebrated the party’s 17th foundation day in Jajpur Town on Friday.
Addressing a meeting held on the occasion, Energy Minister Pranab Prakash Das said that the State would march ahead on the path of development if all people would worked together to translate the dream of Biju Patnaik into reality. Among others, MP Rita Tarei, BJD district president Naresh Mohanty and MlAs Pranab Balbantaray, Pritiranjan Ghadai, Pramila Mallick, Amar Satapathy and Debashis Nayak highlighted various schemes and achievements of the BJD Government.
Bhadrak: The BJD foundation day was observed at the Dakhineswar Kali temple ground here. The programme, chaired by MP Arjun Charan Sethy, was attended by Minister Bijayshree Routray and MlAs Prafulla Samal, Muktikanta Mandal, Byomakesh Roy and Jugal Kishore Pattnayak, among others. Over a thousand of party workers participated in the event. The party leaders spoke on various accomplishments of the BJD Government and opined that the State has been witnessing good governance contentiously for the last 15 years.
Phulbani: The BJD Kandhamal district unit observed the party’s foundation day. Several party workers led by district president Saroj Karna, Phulbani MlA Duguni Kanhar, Municipality Chairman Rajendra Kanhar and ex-MlA Debendra Kanhar garlanded a statute of Biju Patnaik and took out a procession from there to the Gopabandhu Square. Kandhamal MP Pratusha Rajeswari Singh was also present. On the other side, several BJP leaders, including Debnaryan Pradhan and Satya Behera staged a stir near the meeting in protest against the price hike of oil and diesel.