Odisha celebrates Republic Day
January 26th, 2012 - 10:59 am ICT by IANSBhubaneswar, Jan 26 (IANS) People across Odisha Thursday took part in Republic Day celebrations, defying a boycott call by Maoists.
Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik unfurled the tricolour in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack respectively.
In his address, Patnaik highlighted the progresses the country and the state have made in various areas but added that more needed to be done.
Maoists had put up posters and banners in southern and western parts of the state appealing to people to boycott the Republic Day celebrations and observe it as a black day.
But the celebrations took place peacefully even in known Maoist dens, with a large number of people from all walks of life flocking to the official celebrations. These included women and children.
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