The Glory of International Foundation Trust (GIFT) organised a Suraksha Samman distribution ceremony and a national-level discussion on ‘Offences against Children’ here on Sunday.
Trust chairperson Sangeeta Pattnaik presided over the programme. RPF Deputy Commissioner Barun Kumar Behera, ASP Rabindra Nath Satapathy, lingaraj PS officer Janardan Padhi, Bhubaneswar lawyers’ Association former president Santosh Chaudhury, Pramod Patnaik, Math World Principal Prasanna Chaudhury, Bharatiya Manav Adhikar Surakshya Sangathan central head lingaraj Sahu, Manav Adhikar Sangathan Abhijit Dixit and Palli Unanyan Seva Samiti secretary Swati Sucharita Patra were felicitated on the occasion.
Supreme Court Standing Council member Rajesh Das and State Commission for Protection of Child Rights former Commissioner Dr Kasturi Mahapatra gracing as guests said offences against children can be reduced by creating awareness among people.
Among others, Odisha Vikash Samiti general secretary Prasanna Parida, law College Principal Dr Binay Kumar Das, lawyer Biseswari Mohanty, Dipak Kumar Narendra and D Sheik Sainawaj Islam were present. Biswajeet Panda and Kharavel Iyer coordinated the programme.