The meeting was convened by senior lawyer Prasanna Padhi with the participation of lawyers and intellectuals of the town. In that meeting, a “Ghasiram Majhi Memorial Council” has been formed in honor of Ghasiram Majhi, who is a founder of Nuapada district and a former minister.
The late Majhi’s daughter Sarojini Majhi has been appointed as the convenor of the council. Meanwhile, lawyer Prasanna Padhi is the President, senior leader Jadumani Panigrahi working president, and Homsing Majhi general secretary and treasurer of the memorial.
Earlier, on March 2, a lorry hit the statue of late Majhi, and it was completely ruined. The statue is placed at Ekta Chowk and has been causing insult to the people of the district.
Late Majhi is the pride of the district. It is because of his efforts that Nuapada became a new district. But the district administration is not maintaining respect for him. Hence, there is a necessity of protecting the history of late Majhi.
It was said that on future occasions, the newly constituted council would ensure that the legacy is brought into light. They had made demands for a full bronze statue at Ekta Chowk, removal of encroachment, transformation into a square, and barricading for security.
Some of the members present were President of District Bar Association Kshitish Ashok Bodhan Kar, Vice President Prakash Chandra Swain, senior members Muralidhar Suna, Kamal Panda, Bibhuti Bhushan Panigrahi, Harish Patel, Loknath Sethi, Sebanlal Sahu, Jan Sangh President Ghanashyam Bhoi, General Secretary Ratan Ketaki, Focus District Representative Rajkiran Singh Deo, Ashwini Panigrahi, Advocate Pratesh Sahu, Priyanka Patra, Subhasini Mantri, Anshuman Agastya, Makaru Bemal, and many more.
