The 70th Independence Day was celebrated at ‘Udayabata’ office here on Monday with great enthusiasm. Vyasanagar Citizens Forum general secretary, social worker and eminent trade union leader Chandramani Samal joined as chief guest and hoisted the Tricolour.
Other dignitaries who joined included Vyasadeb BJP Mandal president Nityananda Mahalik, Udayabata Editor Dushmanta Kumar Rout, Dr Amiya Kumar Jena, G Surendran Pillai, Himansu Bhusan Mohanty, Upendra Mohanty, Bidyutprava Ray, scribes Santosh Rath, Malay Biswal, Biswa Ranjan Pattanayak, Pradeep Jena, Abhiram Parida, TU leaders Kartikeswar Palai, Kanchan Nayak, Debendra Mallick, Anirudha Nayak, Sumam Ray, Prafulla Barik, Diptirani Das, Sumitra Mishra, Annapurna Ray and Abhisek Malla etc.
Many school children also participated. Durlabh Kala Parishad artists sang national anthem and patriotic songs. Chief guest Samal participated in a plantation programme. Upendra Mohanty distributed dresses to the children of nearest leprosy Colony.