The Ganjam district BJP led by its president Bibhuti Bhusan Jena and former district president Kanhu Charan Pati observed 'Antyodaya Diwas' in memory of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya on his 104th birth anniversary at the party office here on Friday.
Jena said Pandit Upadhyaya was one of the great thinkers and philosophers of the nationalist movement of the country who visualised upliftment of the poorest of the poor. His life is a unique example of social harmony and patriotism.
Pati said Upadhyaya’s entire life was dedicated to serving the society and particularly for the poor, downtrodden and destitute.Most of the speakers referred to Pandit Upadhyaya as a pioneer of Indian politics, a man of multifaceted personality and founder of the erstwhile Jan Sangh party . who laid the foundation of alternative politics to bring the poor and deprived sections into the mainstream of development.