Senior BJD Chief Ananta Das Passes Away | India Information

Veteran Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief and former Minister Ananta Das handed away in Bhubaneshwar on Sunday. He was 85
The senior BJD chief breathed his final at his residence throughout the hours on Sunday. Das represented the Bhograi constituency of the Balasore district within the Odisha Meeting by successful the seat for 4 occasions consecutively between 2004 and 2019 on a BJD ticket.
Das additionally held a number of ministerial portfolios, together with greater schooling and industries departments, between 2017 and 2019.
He was additionally the chief whip within the Odisha Meeting from 2014 to 2017.
The veteran BJD chief, a former Orissa Administrative Service cadre officer, additionally labored as Consolidation Officer, BDO, Tahasildar, Govt Officer Balasore Municipality, District Growth Officer, Cuttack, Deputy Secreatary, State Election Fee, Further District Justice of the Peace Nabakalebar Puri, Deputy Secretary, Income and Panchayati Raj Division and Further District Justice of the Peace, Bhadrak.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of the previous minister.
In a condolence message, the Chief Minister described the late Ananta Das as a well-liked chief and an environment friendly administrator. He highlighted Das’s important contributions to the event of the state and the Balasore area throughout his tenure as a minister and legislator.
“The state has misplaced a devoted public servant together with his demise,” the Chief Minister said.
Extending his condolences to the bereaved household, the Chief Minister additionally prayed for the departed soul’s everlasting peace.
BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik additionally expressed condolences over the passing away of Das. “I’m saddened to study of the passing away of senior get together chief and former minister Ananta Das. His lengthy service to the individuals as a legislator will all the time be remembered. I prolong my condolences to the bereaved household on this hour of grief and pray for the everlasting peace of his soul,” wrote Patnaik on his X deal with.