Former Odisha Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro’s mortal stays consigned to flames

Digapahandi: The mortal stays of former Speaker of Odisha Assembly and present Digapahandi MLA Surjya Narayan Patro had been consigned to flames at his native Digapahandi of Ganjam district right now.

Patro’s mortal stays had been consigned to the flames with full State honours within the presence of tons of of public representatives and staff.

The mortal stays of former the Odisha Assembly Speaker was taken from Bhubaneswar to Digapahandi for the final rites.

It is to be famous right here that the Patro breathed his final whereas present process remedy at a personal hospital in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. Later, the 75-year-old politician’s physique was taken to his Nayapalli-based residence in Bhubaneswar.

Political leaders throughout occasion traces, and eminent individuals from completely different fields paid their tributes to the previous Odisha Speaker and Digapahandi MLA. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik additionally paid his final respects to Patro.

Patro’s physique was taken to his native Digapahandi this morning the place his final rites had been carried out amid the presence of hundreds of individuals.

A senior chief of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Patro was born on December 24, 1948 in Berhampur. After finishing his education, he did his BSc and LLB. Later, he joined politics and have become the Municipal Councillor of Berhampur in 1977.

Patro was elected as an MLA for the primary time in 1990 from Mohana Constituency in Gajapati district. With this, he had been elected as Member of Legislative Assembly for seven instances, together with 4 instances from Mohana and thrice from Digapahandi of Ganjam district.

In his lengthy political profession spanning over greater than three many years, the veteran politician, other than turning into the speaker of Odisha meeting, had efficiently headed completely different essential ministries of the State authorities.