Odisha Govt Withdraws Plan to Rename ‘Biju Patnaik Sports Award’
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has withdrawn its plan to rename the ‘Biju Patnaik Sports Award’. The Sports & Youth Services Department on Monday withdrew the notification that sought to rename the Biju Patnaik Sports Award as the ‘Rajya Krida Samman’. The Department has issued a fresh notification mentioning retention of the original name of the [...]
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has withdrawn its plan to rename the ‘Biju Patnaik Sports Award’.
The Sports & Youth Services Department on Monday withdrew the notification that sought to rename the Biju Patnaik Sports Award as the ‘Rajya Krida Samman’.
The Department has issued a fresh notification mentioning retention of the original name of the ‘Biju Patnaik Sports Award’
“The guidelines for the Biju Patnaik Sports Award shall continue to remain in force. This department notification issued July 19 is hereby withdrawn,” the Sports Department said.
The fresh notification was issued a day after Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi clarified that the state award would not be renamed.
Earlier, the opposition BJD has strongly criticized the State Government for its move to change the name of the award.
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