Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik ordered dismantling of his father and former CM Biju Patnaik바카라s 바카라samadhi바카라 at Swargadwar in Puri in 2019 to create more space at the crematorium and facilitate beautification drive in the pilgrim town, a senior bureaucrat said.
Patnaik바카라s private secretary V K Pandian, associated with the chief minister for over 13 years, said this while addressing the Odia Diaspora in Dubai on Tuesday.
바카라Now, instead of a memorial, a plaque mentioning Biju babu바카라s name is there at Swargadwar,바카라 he said.
Many Hindus want to cremate their near and dear ones at Swargadwar as they believe that salvation can be obtained if one is cremated there.
Biju Patnaik바카라s memorial was constructed by the local civic body at Swargadwar after his deminse on April 17, 1997. The 바카라Samadhi바카라 took a large area of the crematorium.
Pandian said he had showed the beautification plan of the crematorium to the chief minister.
바카라After seeing that a corner of the plot remained blocked due to the memorial, the chief minister decided to dismantle it. Other members of the Patnaik family also shared the same opinion.
바카라Patnaik said that his father lives in the hearts of people and not in stone,바카라 Pandian said.
Puri바카라s Swargadwar was the first transformation project of the state.
The chief minister had ordered dismantling of the memorial early in the morning to avoid public outcry, Pandian said.
-With PTI Input
