Attending the valedictory ceremony of the opening of the Vigilance court in Dhenkanal as chief guest on Sunday, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said efforts of the anti-corruption forums to eradicate corruption from India may not be successful yet, but they have surely succeeded in minimizing corruption.
Recounting his student time, he shared his memory of meeting former Union Minister and Congress stalwart KP Singh Deo and urged him to join BJP or shower his blessing on them. Besides, Pradhan spoke about the projects taken up under the Central Government including four laning from Manguli to Angul via Dhenkanal, a road from Sankarpur of Dhenkanal up to Chadeidhara and a railway track from Talcher to Paradip, besides the waterway projects. However, Pradhan said he was proud as a native of Dhenkanal as Dhenkanal people are honest and simple.
Speaking on the occasion as chief speaker, former Union Minister Singh Deo spoke on the gift of Dhenkanal to the judicial sector. Regarding curbing corruption, he urged everybody to be vigilant as eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. The meeting was presided over by Dhenkanal Bar Association president Sanjay Kumar Mishra.
The two-day long ceremony was organised by the Bar Association.
Among others, former Minister Nabin Chandra Narayan Das, former RS member Rudra Narayan Pany, former Dhenkanal MlA Krushna Chandra Patra and District BJP president Bibhuti Bhushan Pradhan spoke. Bar general secretary Bulu Patra offered vote of thanks.
The Vigilance Court was inaugurated by Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, of Orissa High Court on Saturday. Sadar MlA Saroj Kumar Samal, district Collector Bhupinder Singh Punia and SP Basant Kumar Panigrahy were present.