The 105th birth anniversary of Biju Patnaik was observed by Utkal Sammilani members by paying floral tributes at the statue of the legendary leader at the Biju Patnaik Park here on Friday.
Presiding over a function, Sammilani’s Mancheswar branch president Dillip Dashsharma said that despite repeated demand, the country’s highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna has not been given to Bijubabu. The Utkal Sammialni once again voices the demand.
Among others, Sital Chandra Mohanty, Gobind Chandra Subudhi, Siddhartha Shankar Gadnayak, Maheshwar Mohapatra, Samaranjan Mohanty, Sanjay Swain, Prakash Samal and Gyanaranjan Behera were present.