The Odisha Khadi and Village Industries Board in association with the Swadhinata Sangrami Shaheed Smruti Sansad observed the Kranti Divas with much enthusiasm here on Saturday.
The programme began with the garlanding of the statute of lokamanya Jayprakash Narayan at Master Canteen Square followed by a Kranti Padayatra, which was jointly inaugurated by School and Mass Education Minister Debi Prasad Mishra, Culture Minister Ashok Panda and Transport Minister Ramesh Majhi.
Khadi and Village Industries Board president Tejeswar Parida and Smruti Sansad working president Rutuparna Mohanty headed the Padayatra. Over a hundred of people from various districts participated.
After reaching the Khadi Board office, the guests garlanded a statute of Gandhiji and later visited an exhibition of over a hundred of rare photographs based on the freedom struggle at the office premises. later, a martyrs’ commemoration meeting was held at the Board premises.
Among others, freedom fighter Bhabani Charan Patnaik, Smruti Sansad president lt General Narayan Mohanty and State coordinator Manoranjan Tripathy and Khadi Board member Rabilabanya were present.