Jagatsinghpur district septuagenarian BJD leader Biswambhar Sahoo passed away on Wednesday at the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack following prolonged illness.
Several leaders from different parties condoled the death Sahoo, who also served the Odisha Sarpanch Association as its president.
MLAs Bishnu Das and Prasanta Muduli visited Sahoo’s house in Patenigaon village and offered condolences to the bereaved family. Later, his mortal remains were taken to the Swargadwar in Puri for cremation.
Sahoo is survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters.
Earlier on Wednesday his body was received at Nuapola and taken to his native village in a huge procession accompanied by MLA Bishnu Das, BJD leaders Manoj Bhoi, Dolagobinda Dash, Madhusudan Sahoo, Dipti Das, Ranjit Ray and many others.