Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today exhorted party workers to make the party’s outreach programme–the annual month-long ‘Jan Samperk Padyatra’ beginning from Gandhi Jayanti (October 2) a grand success.
“Our party is with the people, it’s working for the people. We have to, therefore, focus on sensitizing people on the various welfare programmes of our government,” said Patnaik in a message from Bengaluru.
Patnaik also advised party workers to remind people of the significant role played by freedom fighters of Odisha in the freedom struggle of India.
Party workers from all over the State including office-bearers of youth, students and women wings; all Ministers, MLAs; MPs and State office-bearers participated in the first day of the two-day preparatory meeting for the Jansamperk Padayatra being organized at the local Baramunda ground here today.
BJD’s Organisational Secretary Pranab Prakash Das chaired the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, Das called upon BJD workers to make the Jana Samperk Padayatra a success.
He said BJD has taken the form of a collective movement to protect the interests of Odisha.
“Even after all these years, the party has not deviated from its commitment. Therefore, we have a responsibility to carry forward this commitment and make the Jana Samperk Padayatra a success,” stated Das.
BJD vice-president Debi Prasad Mishra, former MP Prasanna Acharya, Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak, Arun Sahu, Ashok Panda, Pramila Mallick, Biju Mahila Janata Dal president Snehangini Churiya, general secretary Youth Affairs Pranab Balbantaray, MP Sasmit Patra, MLA Chandra Sarathi Behera, Biju Yuva Janata Dal president Byomkesh Ray, Biju Chhatra Janata Dal president Debiranjan Tripathi also spoke on a variety of subjects and called for making the Jan Samperk Padayatra a success.
At the outset, party senior vice president Debi Prasad Mishra, Organisational secretary Pranab Prakash Das, Ministers Pradeep Amat, Tukuni Sahu, and former Minister Prafulla Samal inaugurated the gathering by lighting the main lamp. The meeting started after Bande Utkal Janani was sung.
Among others, senior party leaders Prasanna Patsani, Mangala Kisan, Padmanav Behera, Sanjay Dasburma, Ministers Prafulla Mallick, Ashwini Patra, Raghunandan Das, Rohit Pujari, Tusarkanti Behera, Basanti Hembram, Odisha Mo Paribar Convenor Arup Patnaik, MPs Manas Mangaraj, Sulata Deo, Cuttack Mayor Subash Singh, Bhubaneswar Mayor Sulochana Das, all MLAs and MPs of the party were present.
