Senior Congress leader Dr Bidhan Chandra Mishra (70) passed away at his residence here on Saturday night. He was ill since last two days due to high BP.
District Collector Rupa Roshan Sahu, District Cultural Officer Saroj Panda, District Congress president Sudhir Kumar Samal, former Minister Nabin Chandra Narayandas, Sadar MlA Saroj Kumar Samal, former MlA Nabin Nanda, MP nominee Prakash Mishra, Dhenkanal Bar president Sanjaya Kumar Mishra and secretary Gopal Patra, former Sadar MlA Krushna Chandra Patra, senior advocate Binoy Mohapatra were among hundreds of local citizens who came to his house to pay their last respects to him.
Dr Mishra was a former Congress president of undivided Dhenkanal district, a Pradesh Congress Committee vice-president and a former PCC general secretary. He was also former Chairman of the State Film Development Corporation. He had been felicitated with the Mahima Sahitya Sammaan by the District Council of Culture for his literary activities. He was the founder of the Dhenkanal law College.