Rich tributes were paid to trade union leader and social worker late Chittaranjan Das alias Bulu Bhai on his 12th death anniversary at a meeting here.
A large number of social workers, trade union leaders, functionaries of different political parties and scribes attended the meeting. They praised Das for his selfless dedication to social work, particularly for the labour class. BJP leader and former Assembly Deputy Speaker Rama Chandra Panda said though Das was a Congress leader, he worked to resolve the problems of workers affiliated to other political parties.
Former Professor of Commerce of Berhampur University Prof Jagannath Panda presided over the meeting while meeting convenor Sudhir Kumar Rout coordinated it. Among others, former Congress MlA Siba Shankar Sahani, former CPI MlA Narana Reddy, Gopalpur MlA Dr Pradip Panigrahi, lok Shakti Abhiyan president Prafulla Samantara, CPI(M) leader Ali Kishore Patnaik, BJD district president Subash Maharana, BJD district Mahila wing president Mamata Bisoyi, Corporator Sanghamitra Dalai, DCC president Bhagaban Gantayat, former Ganjam Bar Association presidents Bhagaban Sahu and Sudhansu Panda, BJP leaders Bibhuti Jena and Damburu Reddy, BMC leader Brundaban Sabat, former lR law College Principal Prof lalit Deo and scribes Narasingh Sahu, Hrusikesh Mohanty and Bhairab Brahma attended the meeting.