senior saffron leader died in Sambalpur

The eminent statesman and founder president of District BJP Benibhuj Sahu passes away on Thursday after prolong illness. he was 79 years old and he was survived with his widow, two sons and a daughter. Later his body was cremated in the afternoon at Rajghat. Eminent people and leaders of all political parties visited his house at Jharuapada to last homage to the departed sole.

Behibhuj Sahu was remained the party president of undivided Sambalpur district BJP for two decades since the day of the party inception. He was such a leader that he was well accepted by the leaders of all other parties.

“Though he was in BJP, he was well accepted by the people of all other parties. Benibhuj Sahu had involved in several people’s movements in the past and though he was in BJP he was never in any power politics. He was a true leader of masses”, the state secretariat member of CPI Ashok Bishi told.

‘He was hospitalized since last 18^th November after he suffered from kidney problem. He remained in coma for few days before he finally breathed his last’, his younger son and senior scribe Priya Ranjan Sahu told. Sahu is now working as the state head of the Hindustan times at Bhubaneswar.“With his death BJP lost a great leader. We become hopeless after his death as he remained as inspiration to us”, BJP state president Suresh Pujari told.

it may be mentioned here that leaders like Benibhuj Sahu who shouldered party responsibility during its initial period by suffering a lot. But they are never considered as important in the party when party enters to power.