Students, Paikas, Dalei Dalabeheras and members belonging to various socio-cultural organisations on Friday held a pre-welcome rally here for President Ram Nath Kovind, who would visit the town on Sunday to inaugurate a Paika Memorial.
The Bharat Samarkala Mahasngha and the Odisha Beera Mahasangha organised the rally. The rally started from Gadapokhari and moved through the town. Later, a team handed over a memorandum addressed the President to the district Collector demanding renovation of Khordha Garh and establishment of a martial arts academy, a museum, a Paika Bhawan and a ring road around the Barunei Hill.
Odisha Beera Mahasangh president Dr Prakash Srichandan, Mukunda Prasad Dalabehera, Mahammad Motahar Isuf, Akhila Bharat Samarkala Mahasangha president Dr Dillip Srichandan, general secretary Narendra Kumar Prushti, Paika Guru Dinabandhu Biswal and Smruti Sansad secretary Abani Jena led the rally.