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Newly elected Jharsuguda MLA Deepali Das took oath

Bhubaneswar:15/5/23: Newly elected Jharsuguda MLA Deepali Das took oath today as a  legislator in the State Assembly. Deputy Speaker Rajnikant Singh administered oath to Deepali in the assembly on Monday. She was accompanied by her mother and brother. Minister Pramila Mallick and Rita Sahu were also present along with MLA Pranab Balbantarai.

After taking oath, she said “I will serve the people of Jharsuguda under the guidance of the chief minister. I will work to fulfill my father’s dream.”

Das, daughter of slain former minister Naba Das, on Sunday met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at his residence and took his blessings.

Patnaik advised her to work dedicatedly to lead the development of Jharsuguda.

She also met many senior leaders of the party who worked tirelessly in the by-election.

She pointed out, “My father’s dream was to rebuild Jharsuguda. The Chief Minister has extended helping hands to fulfill my father’s dream. I will fulfill all my father’s dreams under the guidance of the Chief Minister. My father is showering blessings from the heaven.

Deepali defeated her nearest rival Tankadhar Tripathy of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in by-election on Jharsuguda assembly seat by a margin of 48,721 votes.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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