The Ganjam Zilla Biju Patnaik Senior Citizens’ Forum conveyed greetings to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, MP Chandra Sekhar Sahu and Brahmapur MLA Bikram Panda for their wins.
The meeting presided over by forum president Rash Bihari Dash expressed hopes that the new State Government would resolve all basic problems of the senior citizens.
At the outset, forum members expressed deep grief over the death of people due to Cyclone Fani. The forum also paid tributes to Parala Maharaja Krushan Chandra Gajapati on his death anniversary. On the occasion, a three-member election committee comprising Abani Ranjan Dash, Bansidhar Patro and Rabi Rath was formed as election of the forum would be held on July 28. It was decided that a team of the forum would meet the district Collector and Sub-Collector and urge them to provide a building to the forum for the office purpose. The birthdays of senior citizens in May was observed on the occasion. The BN Pur PS IIC was urged to provide protection to senior citizen Bipra Charan Patro.
Among others, Sanjay Kant Patra, Niranjan Mohanty, Pravat Kumar Purohit, Girish Bisoyi, Gauri Shankar Dash and Rabi Moharana participated in the discussion.