Jakarta/Bhubaneswar: Senior BJP leader and Bhubaneswar MP Aparajita Sarangi on Saturday inaugurated the ‘Biju Hall’ of the Indian Embassy in Jakarta and unveiled a commemorative plaque of late Odia leader Biju Patnaik, who played a key role during Indonesia’s independence struggle.
Aparajita, who was in Indonesia as a member of the All-Party Parliamentary delegation, a part of Operation Sindoor outreach,
Notably, Biju Patnaik had been honoured with the highest civilian award of ‘Bintang Jasa Utama’ and Honorary citizenship of Indonesia, ‘Bumi Putra’, for his role in the independence struggle of the Southeast Asian country.
The Bhubaneswar MP also interacted with the members of the Odia Samaj during the visit.
The BJP MP is a part of the JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha-led delegation, that visited Indonesia to present India’s anti-terror stand.
During the visit of the multi-party parliamentary delegation to Indonesia, Smt Aparajita Sarangi, Hon’ble MP from Odisha, interacted with the members of the Odiya Samaj.
She also inaugurated the ‘Biju Hall’ of the Embassy and unveiled a commemorative plaque of late Odiya leader… pic.twitter.com/VIU892liLO
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The Indian parliamentarians met members of the Golkar and Nasdem parties of Indonesia on Friday and apprised them of the events following the dastardly terrorist attack in Pahalgam.
The parties condemned the terrorist attack and said that the situation arising from the attacks caused pain and sorrow in their hearts.
The delegation briefed the Indonesian media on India’s ‘new normal’ against cross-border attacks, zero tolerance for terrorism, and all-party resolve to stand united in all matters of national interest.
