Members of the State Assembly on Wednesday paid rich tributes to former Bonai MlA Dayanidhi Kissan and former Minister Kalindi Behera, who died on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik bringing an obituary resolution said deaths of the two leaders are a great loss to the State and to their respective families. Behera had served the State as a politician and a teacher as well. Kissan was an MlA from Bonai. He expressed deep grief over demise of the two leaders.
leader of Opposition Narasingha Mishra said Behera was a very popular teacher, social worker and a Minister. He mourned his and Kissan’s death. Similarly, BJP legislature Party leader Basant Kumar Panda and CPM lone MlA laxman Munda remembered their contributions for the State and expressed deep grief for the departed souls. Speaker Niranjan Pujari mourned their death and said the condolence message of the House would be conveyed to family member of Kissan and Behera.