Freedom Fighter Dola Gobinda Pradhan, Kharabela Swain join Bhasha Andolan
The Bhasha Andolan, Odisha, which started its movement on 13th April, seeking governance of Odisha in Odia language as per the 1954 Language Act, resumed its ‘Black Flag March’ protest as the Odisha government failed to add the penalty provision in Orissa Official Language Act 1954.
On the 8th day of Bhasha Andolan yesterday, eminent freedom fighter Dola Gobinda Pradhan, former MP of Lok Sabha Aira Kharabela Swain, Writer, Jay Prakash Mishra and Entrepreneur Subrat Chhatoi took out the silent ‘Black Flag March’.
The march started from Odisha Assembly and concluded at Madhu Babu’s statue near Governor’s Square in the capital city of bhubaneswar.
Several other prominent members and supporters of Bhasha Andolan, including Subhas Chandra Pattanayak, Pradyumna Satpathy, Pabitra Maharatha, Tusarkanta Satpathy, Ajay Jena, Ramesh Parida, Asish Behera, Nabakishor Pradhan, Promod dev, Abdul Malam, Sanjib Patri, Arjun Samantray, Kuna Sethi, Mangobind Sethi, Parbati Nayak, Sibram Mahapatra, Santosh Das, Ashish Behera, Govind Satapathy, Nabakishor Pradhan, Swadesh Das, Ajay Sahoo, Benudhara Harichandan, Kali Samantray and Sachikanta Pradhan took part in the silent black flag march.