Ex Student Leaders of Utkal University, Maharishi College join Bhasha Andolan
The Bhasha Andolan, Odisha, seeking governance of Odisha in Odia language as per the 1954 Language Act and boycott of the 1963 Orissa Official Language (Amendment) Bill, has entered 37th Day today. But, the government has not so far responded to the demands of the activists.
On the 36th day of Bhasha Andolan yesterday, Ex Student Union Leader and EX President of Utakal University, Himanshu Lenka, Manoj Biswal, Trilochan Behera, Ex President of Maharishi College, Kiran Kumar Sahoo, Sita Ballava Mahapatra participated the ‘silent black flag march’.
They started the march from Odisha Assembly and concluded it at Madhu Babu’s statue near Governor’s House Square. Several other members and supporters of Bhasha Andolan, including Subhas Chandra Pattanayak, Pradyumna Satpathy, Pabitra Maharatha, Tusarkanta Satpathy, Deba Prasad Das, Madhumita Samal, Swades Das, Ashwini Kumar Swain, Tirtha Kumar Sahu, Rakesh Das, Sudhir Kumar Rout, Sumanta Patnaik, Biranchi Moharana, Subhas Chandra Pradhan, Sudarsan Dixit, Ashok Jagdev, Biyaj Samantray, Raj Sekhar Laha, Siba Prasad Patnaik, Kali Prasad Samantray, Bibekananda Das, Gurupadma Kar, Dibakar Balabantray, Baikunth Nayak and Bhakti Bhushan Mohapatra, Byomkesh Tripathy, akhyay sahu, Dinabandhu Pati, Naba kishor Pradhan, Tusharkanti Jena, Tapan Mohanty, Samar Goswamy, Sumitra Jena, Sushama Das took part in the silent black flag march.