Odisha: Former BJD MLA Bijay Mohanty passes away

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 22 (ANI): Former MLA and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Bijay Mohanty passed away on Sunday afternoon in Bhubaneshwar.
Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik offered his condolences to the family of the deceased leader and said, "His work towards the welfare of the people will always be remembered."

ପୂର୍ବତନ ବିଧାୟକ ତଥା ଦଳର ବରିଷ୍ଠ ନେତା ବିଜୟ କୁମାର ମହାନ୍ତିଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ। ଲୋକଙ୍କ କଲ୍ୟାଣ ଦିଗରେ ତାଙ୍କ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ସର୍ବଦା ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ ରହିବ। ଏପରି ଦୁଃଖଦ ସମୟରେ ପରିବାରବର୍ଗଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ମୋର ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଇବା ସହ ତାଙ୍କ ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି କାମନା କରୁଛି। ଓଁ ଶାନ୍ତି

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) December 22, 2024

Patnaik also paid his last respects to the mortal remains of the BJD leader.
Senior BJD leader Ashok Chandra Panda described Mohanty as a popular figure among the people
"...He was a popular figure in the masses. As a man of politics, he had always championed the cause of the downtrodden and particularly people who lived in the slums particularly from 2009 to 2019. For a decade he was a member of the Odisha assembly...," Panda told ANI, paying his tribute.
"His untimely death is a personal loss to me. I will cherish his memories and I pray to almighty to let his soul rest in peace," the BJD leader said.

ପୂର୍ବତନ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ମଧ୍ୟ ବିଧାୟକ ବିଜୟ ମହାନ୍ତିଙ୍କ ବିୟୋଗରେ ଶୋକ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିଛନ୍ତି ବିଜେଡିର ନେତୃବୃନ୍ଦ।

୨୦୦୯ ଓ ୨୦୧୪ ରେ ସେ ବିଜେଡି ଟିକେଟରେ ବିଜୟୀ ହୋଇଥିଲେ।

ଲୋକସେବା କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ତାଙ୍କୁ ସର୍ବଦା ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ କରି ରଖିବ ବୋଲି କହିଛନ୍ତି ସମନ୍ବୟ କମିଟିର ଅଧ୍ୟକ୍ଷ ଶ୍ରୀ ଦେବୀ ପ୍ରସାଦ ମିଶ୍ର। pic.twitter.com/eCl0utxiuC

— Biju Janata Dal (@bjd_odisha) December 22, 2024

BJD in a post on the social media platform X said Mohanty won on a BJD ticket in 2009 and 2014.
Devi Prasad Mishra, Chairman of the Coordination Committee, said that "his public service work will always be remembered", as per BJD. (ANI)