Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi Pays Tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Delhi

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, along with his deputies Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Pravati Parida, paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat in Delhi on Saturday. They also visited Sadaiv Atal to honor former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Majhi stated, “I paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat in Delhi and took resolve to take Odisha forward. I also paid tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. I will work to fulfil the vision of Viksit Bharat.”

On Friday, Majhi and the deputy chief ministers met Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to discuss preparations for the Rath Yatra in Puri. Vaishnaw announced that 315 special trains will run this year, significantly more than last year, and arrangements will be made to accommodate over 15,000 people in Puri.

Additionally, Majhi met Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to review the progress of National Highway projects in Odisha. This visit marks Majhi’s first trip to the national capital since being sworn in as the first BJP Chief Minister of Odisha earlier this month.

Mohan Charan Majhi, a 52-year-old from the Santali tribe, began his political career as a sarpanch and has been elected multiple times to the state assembly. He recently won the seat by defeating BJD’s Mina Majhi by 11,577 votes, leading the BJP to win 78 of 147 seats in the Odisha assembly polls.