The supporters and workers of the Odisha Jan Morcha (OJM) on Wednesday received party’s general secretary Jagneswar Babu from the Jharpada jail and welcomed him to the party office in a grand procession.
Babu was in the jail for 42 days in connection with a case of financial irregularities in the Odisha State Cooperative Bank (OSCB) during his time as its president. He was freed from jail after getting bail from the High Court on Tuesday.
To receive Babu, OJM chief Pyarimohan Mohapatra directly went to the jail returning from his Brahmapur Kranti Samabesh. All the frontline leaders of the party along with youth presidents were present with Mohapatra while receiving Babu. More than hundred bikes along with cars participated in the procession that started from the jail and ended at the party office here.
Babu told media persons here that he had done a good job by starting a sugar mill for the western Odisha people for which the local people are appreciating his effort. He also said that Mohapatra is the only substitute of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the State.