BHARAT
RATNA FOR BIJU PATNAIK DEMANDED IN RAJYA SABHA
Friday, 01 May 2015 | PNS | BALANGIR | in Bhubaneswar
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BJD Rajya Sabha member AU Singh Deo on
Wednesday demanded that former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik be conferred with
the Bharat Ratna award for his heroic acts. Raising the issue during Zero Hour
in the Rajya Sabha, Singh Deo said, “Patnaik’s contribution in freedom struggle
of India and Indonesia was significant and his enduring efforts to popularise
science and technology in the world through Kaling awards is highly
appreciable. He should be given the country’s highest civilian award,”
He too reminded the House that he served the
country as a commercial pilot during the Quit India Movement in many ways.
Besides crucial role in India’s Independence, Patnaik had also played crucial
role in achieving freedom of Indonesia. Under the instruction of former Prime
Minister Jawaharlal, he accompanied by his wife flew a small plane to Jakarta
and brought Indonesian leader to the international conference in 1947. For his
daring act, Biju Patnaik was given Indonesia’s highest civilian award, the
Bhumi Putra, he said He said though Patnaik was brave, democratically spirited
and strived for independence and was jailed, yet he has been ignored by
successive Governments.
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