New Rajya Sabha member and Jagatsinghpur district BJD president Bishnu Das was felicitated by several organisations on Monday.
As Das reached Dochhaki, hundreds of BJD youths led by noted leader Santosh Kumar Pattanaik escorted him with a motorcycle rally. At Atharbanki, Das garlanded the statue of Biju Patnaik. Then, he went to the PPT guesthouse for discussions on the Mahanadi issue with party workers.
Office-bearer and members of the Paradip Port Banik Sangha, Eastern India Oil Refinery Workers’ Union, Eastern India Oil Refinery Cooperative Society, Jagatsinghpur Truck Owners’ Association, Baba Biswanath Dumper Owners’ Association, Beer Factory Employees’ Union and Kalinga Area Fishermen’s Sangathan welcomed Das with flower bouquets and wished him best as a Rajya Sabha member.
Das told mediapersons that he came to Paradip for organising BJD workers for protests in front of the district Collector’s office and submit a memorandum on the Mahanadi issue.