He was a bachelor.
He was the founder father of NFPTE/ NFPE in Odisha Circle and an uncontested leader in P& T Department / Department of Posts since 1960 to 2008 . He was one of the founder father of Cuttack City Coordination Committee of Unions and Associations and one of the founder father of Odisha Shramik Karmachari Ekta Manch. He was the founder of Confederation of Central Government employees and workers CoC in Odisha and continuing as its Chairman / Advisor from 1957-58 to till his last breath. He was the Founder Advisor/ Chief Patron of All India Postal and RMS Pensioners Association of Odisha State Committee.
His entire life was dedicated and sacrificed for the interest of others. He was Lord Jagannath Premi and Hanuman Sadhak.
He was always against Communalism and fighting against the wrong policies of the Union Government through strikes and struggles and led the All India Strike while in service and after till holding the Posts of Chief Executive of the Unions/ Associations. He hates to class feelings and loved all irrespective of all class, castes, and creeds. He was loving all religions and against the Hindutwabadi. He was against the policy of RSS and BJP from very begining.
He was fond of feeding others by cooking in his own hand. He was a simple man / sadhu and never a showy like others. He was so many qualities for others to learn from. He was our Master, Guide, Philosopher. He was like our own father and mother and more than them. He was our like our home guardian. He was our light and torch bearer. We became orphan since his departure from us from 27.07.2022 and now when serious attacks are coming on Trade Unions and workers, in the same time Com Banshidhar Mohanty is not with us. We are holding his 1st death anniversary and Shradhanjali Sabha today to remember his dedicated and sacrificed life and if we will follow his foot prints in our union life and personal life as well, then that will be the real Homage and deepest tribute to him who was our legendary leader.
In today's meeting many organizations attended like CITU, AITUC, State Government employees, Central government employees like RMS, Postal, Postal Accounts Office , Bank, LIC, General Insurance, OSRU, OSEA, many Pensioners Associations like AOLICPA, OSREF, AIBDPA, Bank Pensioners Association and our AIPRPA.
Com Janardan Pati, State President of CITU attended and addressed and told about the life of Com Banshidhar Mohanty after Com R N Dhal placed his report prepared in brief on the life history of Com Mohanty follwed by flower garlandings and flower tributes to the portrait of Com. Mohanty and after a two minutes silence in the house for him.
Among others, Local MLA Shri Souvic Biswal attended and offered flower garland to the portrait of Com. Mohanty and others 20 Comrades from all other organisations addressed. Com R N Mallik, senior Comrade and a famous leader of Cuttack city presided over meeting.
Com Kishore Jena, senior Leader of AITUC and Com Amarendu Mohanty from AITUC, Com Abhay Das from Ck City CoC, Com Prakash Ray from Bank, Com M G Barik, From LICPA, Com G N Behera from OSREF, Com Bruhaspati Samal from CCGE&WCoC, Shri Lalitendu Pradhan, Former SSRM/ DPS/ PMG, Odisha Circle, Dr Adv Purusottam Chulli, Orissa High Court, Com D B Mohanty, G.S P-4 CHQ, Com Bishnu Pd Das and Com Bimal prasan Das from Postal, Com Fani Bhusan Tripathy from RMS and Mrs. Sujata Mohanty one of the closed associate of Com. Mohanty and as like as his own daughter addressed in the Shradhanjali Sabha.
Many Comrades from Bhubaneswar, Jajpur, Bhadrakh, Balasore, Dhenkanal who are Budha'Pa loving came to attend this meeting.
About 150 members from different organisations attended in today's meeting and made it a grand success.
Com R N Dhal being the successor of Com Banshidhar Mohanty in union field organised this function on behalf of AIPRPA as it's state secretary and as President of CCGE&W CoC, Odisha State Committee.
Thanks to all participants for their love and affections towards Our Legendary leader Com Banshidhar Mohanty .
Com Banshidhar Mohanty- Lal Salam.
Com Banshidhar Mohanty- Amar Rahe.
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:- R N Dhal
State Secretary, AIPRPA
And State President, CCGE & W CoC, Odisha.
