State Assembly Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro unveiled the logo for Brahmapur Mahanagar Mahotsav-2020 at a Press meet held here on Sunday morning.
Patro said the State Government has already accorded permission to hold the festival for 10 days at Brahmapur from January 27 to February 5. He said the Government would provide all assistance and cooperation to make the festival a grand success.
Mahotsav committee president Narayan Mahankud, secretary Gopal Pattnaik, “Neeti Deena” editor Jagan Mohan Mahapatra, convener Er Uma Sankar Panigrahi, advisor Prof NC Padhi, MLA Bikram Panda and former MLA Dr Ramesh Chandra Chyau Pattnaik shared the dais, among others.
The festival is being organised every year with an object to preserve and promote the rich cultural posterity of Ganjam district, said speakers.
Interestingly, the meeting, for the first time, saw a spectacular conglomeration of doctors, scribes, intellectuals, senior citizens, leaders of different political affiliations, heads of various social organisations and clubs, lawyers, members of the Brahmapur Press Club, prominent literary figures, representatives of the Gopal Samaj and the Kinner Community and businessmen.
Among others, Narayan Mahankud, Dr Shankarsan Patra, Dr Bhagaban Gantayat, Dr Kulamani Ojha, BJP leader Kanhu Pati, Prof NC Padhi, Er US Panigrahi, lawyer Sudhansu Panda, Dr C Swain, Subash Maharana and BJD Mahila Morcha president Sanghmitra Dalai spoke.
The Mahotsav would have book stalls, food courts, crafts and sports events. Colorful cultural shows would be presented by local and Ollywood talents every evening.
BJD leaders T Gopi and Jagannath Sabat were present but local MP Chandra Sekhar Sahu was absent.