Hundreds of school students on Friday went in a procession to the Netaji square and paid floral tributes to the great leader and garlanded his statue on the occasion of 119th birth anniversary of the leader.They hoisted the tricolor on the occasion. Surprisingly officials from the district administration were conspicuous by their absence.
On the occasion, a meeting was held at the square where speakers recounted invaluable contribution f Netaji in freedom struggle and advised students to emulate him. Kailash Chandra Tikayat Rai and Anam Chandra Sahu conducted the anniversary proceedings.
lawyers of the Puri Bar Association hoisted the national flag at the Netaji’s paternal house and organised a public meeting. Senior lawyers of the bar addressed the gathering. They urged the Central Government to conduct a fresh probe into the disappearance of Netaji to unveil the mystery behind it. In the recent past, the State Government had acquired the paternal house of Netaji where he spent his childhood and entrusted the Tourism Department to make the house a memorial.