In response to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s call to sing “Bande Utkal Janani” to boost morale of Covid warriors, members of the Utkal Sammilani, Mancheswar Branch, the VSS Nagar Durgapuja Committee, Senior Citizens’ Forum and Unnayan Parishad sang Bande Utkala Janani at VSS Nagar Drgapuja Mandap here on Saturday evening.
Among others, former Corporator Rashmita Mohanty, Utkal Sammilani Mancheswar Branch president and Unnayan Parishad general secretary Dillip Dashsharma, advisor Niranjan Dash, secretary Gobinda Chandra Subudhi, Durgapuja Samiti president Artatrana Dalai, vice-president Nimain Das and general secretary Shital Chandra Mohanty, advisor Kalandi Swain, Senior Citizen Forum general secretary Suresh Kumar Kar, Unnayan Parishad treasurer Maheshwar Biswal, joint secretary Trilochan Rath, Er Nalini Kumar Mohanty, Prasanna Kumar Rath, Monoj Sahoo, Sanjay Kumar Swain, Ajya Kumar Kanungo, Akshay Jethi, Mohan Hembram, Niranjan Patra, Chintamani Barik and Bhramarbar Pradhan sang the song.