Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today expressed deep grief and condoled the demise of former Congress MLA Bijaya Kumar Nayak, who breathed his last at a private hospital here today. He was 70.
The Odisha CM took to Twitter handle and wrote:
ଜଗତସିଂହପୁର ଜିଲ୍ଲା ଏରସମାର ପୂର୍ବତନ ବିଧାୟକ ବିଜୟ କୁମାର ନାୟକଙ୍କ ଦେହାନ୍ତ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ। ତାଙ୍କ ଅମର ଆତ୍ମାର ସଦଗତି କାମନା କରିବା ସହିତ ଶୋକସନ୍ତପ୍ତ ପରିବାରବର୍ଗଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ମୋର ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଉଛି।
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) February 26, 2020
Nayak was born in Gobindapur village under Erasama block of Jagatsinghpur district. He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Erasama constituency as a Congress candidate in 1995 and served as a legislator till 2000.