Paralakhemundi,(Tarini Prasad Panda):Veteran leader of BJD Basant Dash died in heart stroke at last evening.He went to Bhubaneswar yesterday morning & completely well.At evening he felt stroke & died no sooner.He was 72.He carried forward as President of Gajapati district BJD to strengthen the party.His strong commitment generated his popularity from all corners of Gajapati district.On his sad demise former MP Chandrasekhar Sahu,MP Brahmapur Dr. Pradip Panigrahi,MLA Paralakhemundi Er.Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi,MLA Mohana Dasarathi Gomango, BJD District President Pradip Nayak,former MLA KNarayan Rao, Congress party leaders Abhimanyu Panda,Basant Panda,ZP President Gavra Tirupati Rao,Janna Subhas Rao,Chairperson of Paralakhemundi Municipal Council Nirmala Sethi & all Councillors,all block Chairpersons of Gajapati district,Kashinagar NAC Chairperson,scholar Purnachandra Mahapatra, Binod Chandra Jena, Gourachandra Panda, Bichitrananda Bebarta, Rajendra Behera, Bharatbhusan Mohanty, Bhagabat Padhi,Basant Panda,Bibekananda Gantayet, Debashis Padhi,Hi-Tech Chairman Dr.Tirupati Panigrahi,members of Bhakti Sangeet Sansad, Paralakhemundi Bar Council, members of old students of SKCG(A)College & MRBH School& members of Gajapati district Press conveyed their condolences to bereaved family members & paid tribute to departed soul.He,too,associated with various cultural organizations.
