Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has expressed deep grief over the death of former Minister Bijayshree Routray.
In a condolence message, the Odisha Chief Minister described late Routray as a popular politician and a benevolent figure.
“As a minister of the state government, he successfully took up responsibilities of various important departments. His demise is a huge loss to all of us,” Naveen said.
The Chief Minister conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and wished for the departed soul to rest in peace.
After receiving the news of Bijayshree Routray’s death, Chief Minister spoke to his son and MLA Bishnubrata Routray over the phone and expressed his deepest condolences on the death of the former minister.
ବିଜୁ ଜନତା ଦଳର ବରିଷ୍ଠ ନେତା ତଥା ପୂର୍ବତନ ମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ବିଜୟଶ୍ରୀ ରାଉତରାୟଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ। ତାଙ୍କ ବିୟୋଗ ଦଳ ପାଇଁ ଏକ ଅପୂରଣୀୟ କ୍ଷତି। ଜନପ୍ରତିନିଧି ଭାବେ ତାଙ୍କ ଲୋକାଭିମୁଖୀ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ପାଇଁ ସେ ଚିର ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ ରହିବେ। ତାଙ୍କ ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି କାମନା ସହ ପରିବାର ସଦସ୍ୟଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ମୋର ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଉଛି।
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) June 2, 2021
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also condoled the death of the ex-minister. He took to Twitter and expressed deep grief over the demise of Bijayshree Routray.
ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ପୂର୍ବତନ ମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ତଥା ବରିଷ୍ଠ ନେତା ବିଜୟଶ୍ରୀ ରାଉତରାୟଙ୍କ ବିୟୋଗ ଖବର ଶୁଣି ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ ଓ ମର୍ମାହତ। ସେ ରାଜ୍ୟ ସରକାରରେ ମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଭାବେ ବହୁ ଗୁରୁତ୍ୱପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଦାୟିତ୍ୱ ତୁଲାଇଥିଲେ ।
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) June 2, 2021
ରାଜନୈତିକ ଜୀବନରେ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗତ ରାଉତରାୟଙ୍କ ଅବଦାନ ସର୍ବଦା ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ ହୋଇରହିବ । ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାର ବର୍ଗକୁ ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଇବା ସହ ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି କାମନା କରୁଛି ।
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) June 2, 2021
Pradhan said that Routray’s contribution toward politics will be remembered for eternity. He also conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and wished for the departed soul to rest in peace.
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