BJP State leaders and workers observed the party’s 37th foundation day at the State head office here and at organisational district officeson Wednesday.
“The BJP had been formed on April 6, 1980 with ideologies based on nationalism, national integration, democratic Gandhian socialism and positive secularism. The party had formed Government first under Primeministerhip of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and now under leadership of Narendra Modi. The party has dedicated itself for development of villages, poor, farmers and workers,” said party’s senior leader Bishwabhushan Harichandan.
He claimed that the Jan Dhan Yojana, Stand of India, Crops Insurance Scheme, Atal Pension Yojana, Mudra Bank and schemes to provide electricity all villages have made the Narendra Modi Government popular.
Among others, former Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang, general secretary (organisation) Sarada Prasad Satpathy, vice president Sameer Mohanty, Bhubanewar organizational president Harekrushna Khuntia were present.
Similarly, the day was observed at Nuapada and Patnagarh under leadership of State president Basanta Panda and former president KV Singh Deo, respectively. Other senior leaders like Bijya Mohapatra, Suresh Pujari, Sameer Dey, Manmohan Samal, Jaynarayan Mishra, Pratap Sarangi and all MlAs observed the day at different places of the State.