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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan paid rich tribute to one of the celebrated freedom fighters from the state Buxi Jagabandhu Bidydhar Mohapatra on his death anniversary today.
Buxi Jagabandhu led Paika Rebellion (Paika Bidroha), an armed rebellion against the British East India Company’s rule in Odisha in 1817. He has been considered as one of the earliest freedom fighters of India.
Patnaik and Pradhan had earlier urged the Union Government to declare Paika Rebellion of 1817 as the First war of Indian Independence.
To commemorate the day, both the leaders took twitter route to honour and remember Buxi Jagabandhu.
The Chief Minister tweeted in Odia to pay his tribute to the revolutionary freedom fighter.
ପାଇକ ବିଦ୍ରୋହର ମହାନାୟକ ବକ୍ସି ଜଗବନ୍ଧୁ ବିଦ୍ୟାଧର ମହାପାତ୍ରଙ୍କ ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧୋତ୍ସବରେ ଭକ୍ତିପୂତ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି ଅର୍ପଣ କରୁଛି। ଭାରତର ପ୍ରଥମ ସ୍ବାଧିନତା ସଂଗ୍ରାମ ପାଇକ ବିଦ୍ରୋହରେ ସେ ଇଂଗ୍ରେଜମାନଙ୍କ ବିରୋଧରେ ଯେଉଁ ଅଦମ୍ୟ ସାହସ ଓ ବୀରତ୍ବ ପ୍ରଦର୍ଶନ କରିଥିଲେ ତାହା ଦେଶବାସୀଙ୍କୁ ସର୍ବଦା ଅନୁପ୍ରାଣିତ କରିବ। pic.twitter.com/jecn2algEY
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) January 24, 2018
Petroleum Minister tweeted his tribute calling Buxi Jagabandhu a legendary freedom fighter.
ପାଇକ ବିଦ୍ରୋହର ମହାନାୟକ ବକ୍ସି ଜଗବନ୍ଧୁ ବିଦ୍ୟାଧର ମହାପାତ୍ରଙ୍କ ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧ ଦିବସରେ ଭକ୍ତିପୂତ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି I pic.twitter.com/LbC4paIDZA
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) January 24, 2018