Political leaders cutting across party lines and people from all hues paid rich tributes to the leader and recalled his contribution in building modern Odisha.
"Our endeavour is to achieve Odisha's development in all spheres based on his (Biju Patnaik's) spirit and vision. Our agenda for development is an inlusive agenda," Patnaik said at a function held on the occasion at the BJD office here.
As the focus is also on ensuring welfare of labourers and safeguarding the rights of dalits and tribals, all segments of society are enjoying the fruits of the invlusive agenda, the chief Minister.
Describing Odisha as a welfare state in letter and spirit, Patnaik said it is a model for many other states in developing an ideal welfare mechanism.
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Earlier, Naveen Patnaik, son of the late leader, offered floral tributes to his father at a function in the Assembly premises. Patnaik, who is the BJD president, also visited the Biju Patnaik memorial in Puri to pay homage.
The Biju Janata Dal (BJD), named after the legendary leader, organised a host of programmes across the state in an apparent exercise after BJP's national executive meeting, which concluded here yesterday.
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