Rich tributes were paid to Veer Surendra Sai and Subhas Bose at Brajrajnagar, Belpahar, Bandhbahal, Banharpali and industrial town in Jharsuguda district on the birth anniversary of both the freedom fighters on Saturday.
Hundreds of school students and members of different organisations and clubs participated in a rally that traversed the main roads of the industrial towns.
Jharsuguda Municipality Chairman Harish Ganatra, Belpahar Municipality Chairman Parshuram Sahu and Brajrajnagar Municipality Chairperson NK Agrawal garlanded the statues of Sai and Netaji. WODC Chairman Kishore Kumar Mohanty received the Mashal, which was brought from Sai’s native village Khinda, at Jharsuguda Town Hall.
Several Government and non-Government organisations held several programmes, including meetings, rallies, felicitation of freedom fighters, etc to mark the day.