The Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) on Monday observed the death anniversary of first Prime Minister Pandit Jawharlal Nehru at the Nehru Park at Master Canteen Square where senior party leaders garlanded Nehru’s statue.
later, addressing a meeting hering in the premises of the Congress Bhawan, PCC president Jayadev Jena said Jawharlal Nehru had dreamt to make India an advanced nation at par with the developed countries.
He said that now the UPA Government under the leadership of Manaomohan Singh and AICC president Sonia Gandhi are fulfilling Nehru’s dreams in practice. Nehru had also wanted to make Odisha a developed State and inaugurated the Hirakud Dam, which is a remarkable contribution for the people of the State.