Cuttack residents demand Netaji Subhas Chandra Boses statue

Bhubaneswar | Wednesday | 23rd January, 2019

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Since Netaji was born in Cuttack, we demand that the state government should build his statue," said Sujit Mohapatra, a member of Silver City Cuttack Public Charitable Trust. "We believe that setting up of a giant statue will be fitting tribute to the great freedom fighter. BHUBANESWAR: Politicians and civil society organisations paid rich tributes to eminent freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary across Odisha on Wednesday.Special arrangements were made in Cuttack , his birthplace-cum-museum at Odia Bazar. Chief minister Naveen Patnaik and governor Ganeshi Lal paid floral tributes at the museum . The Congress and BJP leaders had also paid rich tributes to Netaji.Essay, debate competitions and cultural programmes were lined up in educational institutions to mark Netaji’s birth anniversary.Under the banner of Silver City Cuttack Public Charitable Trust, some locals of Cuttack took out a peaceful rally with a giant tri-colour and demanded installation of a huge stone statue of Netaji in Cuttack..