The Indira Jyoti Yatra of the State Congress concluded at Jaydev Sadan ground here on Monday evening.
The Yatra was flagged off at Bhubaneswar by PCC president Prasad Harichandan on former PM Indira Gandhi birthday on October 31. PCC Member Arindam Sarkhel (Bapi) and Paradip Town Congress Committee welcomed the Indira Jyoti Yatra. A grand rally of four wheelers and bikes marched from Dochhaki to the meeting venue.
Reception committee chairman Sarkhel delivered the welcome address. PCC president Harichandan presided over the meeting. Former Union Ministers Kahnu Charan lenka and Srikant Jena, former PCC president Jaydev Jena, Youth Congress State president lokanath Maharathi, Women Congress State president Sasmita Behera, Sarat Rout, MlA Krushnachandra Sagaria and Jacob Pradhan, Jagatsinghpur loksabha Youth Congress president Sashikant lenka (Alok), Manas Acharya, Sadhya Mahapatra, Suvendu Mohanty, Sevadal president Biren Pattnaik, and Rajeev Pattnaik attended.
The leaders slammed the Union Government for various failures while claiming that development was witnessed in Paradip during the Congress regime. Prasad said all Congress leaders will work together to come back to the power in the State.
The programme concluded with a vote of thanks given by Jagatsinghpur district president Rabi Mohanty.
Meanwhile some posters mentioning about Bapi Sarkhel’s alleged involvement in the murder of Seaways and logistic ltd GM Mahendra Swain was distributed in and around the port city.
Jagatsinghpur MlA Chiranjeev Biswal and Rajyasabha Member Rajeeb Biswal were absent.