Hundreds turned up at Punanga village for the last glimpses of freedom fighter and former MLA Priya Nath Dey when his body reached village on Tuesday afternoon.
Dey passed away on Monday following old age ailments at Bhubaneswar. Dey’s mortal remains were kept at his residence where many prominent personalities paid floral tribute, including State Planning Board Deputy Chairman Bishnu Das and former Minister Samir Dey. Later, the body was taken in a procession to the collectorate where Sub Collector Mahendra Pratap Mohanty, additional SP Biswanath Mishra, DIPRO Kamini Ranjan Patnaik, among others, paid tribute. The representatives of District Bar Association and members from Freedom Fighters Association also paid tribute.