Odisha Jan Morcha (OJM) chief and Rajya Sabha member Pyarimohan Mohapatra has promised to bear all expenses for the study of two children of Dhaneswar Majhi, a farmer who committed suicide by hanging himself after killing his wife and daughter at Jodipadar village in Keonjhar district on April 21.
Announcing this on behalf of Mohapatra at the OJM office here at a Press conference on Monday, OJM secretary general Jagneswar Babu said, “Pyaribabu has decided to bear fro today all the expenses for studies of the two children of the deceased farmer who are now studying in Classes VII and V.”
Since Mohapatra is in New Delhi for the Budget session of Parliament, he talked to family of Majhi over phone and informed them his decision which deceased’s family accepted, said Babu. “As per the direction of Pyaribabu, we also visited the deceased’s family members at his village on Sunday and handed over financial assistance of Rs25,000,” informed Babu.