The Mahabodhi Society of India, Odisha Branch organised a ‘Samuhik Deepadaan’ (mass offering of earthen lamps) programme here to pray for the people who were killed in train accident at Amritsar in Punjab and those who died in Odisha due to Cyclone Titli and subsequent floods.
Criticising the State Government for non-functioning of courts due to lawyers agitation, organisation convenor Dr Aryakumar Jnanedra said while the police excesses have crossed all limits, the State Government has been sitting silent. He requested Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to intervene and ensure that people get justice. He also called upon intellectuals to raise voice against police excesses and the State Government’s silence.
The programme held under chairmanship of Dr Bimalendu Mohanty was attended by former Diplomat Abasar Beuria, Dr Sourendra Mohapatra, researcher Asit Mohanty, Tribrikram Mohanty, Bimal Das, Siddhartha Panda, Narendra Kumar Mishra, Sumitra Jena and Jimuta Mangaraj, among others.