BJD to observe 106th birth anniversary of Biju Patnaik sans celebration today

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Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will observe the 106th birth anniversary of the former chief minister, Biju Patnaik, sans celebration today. His birthday is observed as ‘Panchayati Raj Diwas’ in Odisha.

Floral tributes will be offered to him at his statue in Forest Park, Unit-6, Bhubaneswar today at 8 am, informed the General Secretary of BJD, Sanjay Das Burma.

It will be followed by a program commemorating this occasion at the Biju Yuva Janata Dal office today at 9 am. The successful journey of Biju Janata Dal will be discussed in the program.

The Tall Man, Biju Babu was a visionary statesman and an inspiration of 4.5 crore Odias. The ruling party BJD, still stands on his ideals.

A brave and revolutionary leader, Biju Patnaik was born to Laxminarayan and Ashalata Patnaik on March 5, 1916, at Cuttack in Odisha. After passing out with a degree in Aeronautics from the Aeronautical Training Institute of India, Biju babu started his career with the Indian National Airways.

He was imprisoned in 1945 for taking part in the Quit India Movement. Later, Biju babu also played a prominent role in the Nepalese democratic movement and Indonesia’s struggle for freedom from Dutch rule. For his exemplary contribution to the Indonesian freedom struggle, he was conferred with the highest civilian award in Indonesia titled ‘Bhumi Putra’.

It is to be noted that Panchayati Raj Diwas is a regional public holiday in Odisha on March 5th. The holiday honors Bijayananda Patnaik, popularly known as Biju Patnaik. An important figure in post-independence India is that Biju Patnaik served twice as the Chief Minister of Odisha from 1961 – 1963 and 1990 – 1995.

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