Deulgaon Raja marks World Senior Citizens Day at Virangula Bhavan
Four local bodies jointly held the event, where speakers raised senior citizens' problems and demanded that the administration resolve them.
World Senior Citizens Day was observed at Virangula Bhavan in Deulgaon Raja today. The programme was organised jointly by the Deulgaon Raja Taluka Retired Employees' Association, the Senior Citizens' Association of Deulgaon Raja, the Taluka Legal Services Committee and the Bar Association.
Govindrao Ahire presided. Among the chief guests were Baliram Mapari, president of the Retired Employees' Association; former municipal council president Saraswati Tekale; Chhaburao Bhavsar; Advocate Ghanshyam Bhala; Arun Latad; Prof. Vinayak Kulkarni; Prof. Ashok Doifode; Prof. Vijay Raymul; Sagar Gujar; and Mr Muke. People from the civil and criminal courts were also present.
Pandit Rao Patharkar, Ramesh Narode, Prakash Ahire, Govindrao Borkar, Ram Chaudhari, Anil Kulkarni, Babulal Shivarkar, Arun Sapate, Balaji Gore, Marotrao Bhalerao, Shrikant Kulkarni, Sheikh Kadir, Sheikh Mahmood, Karbhari Sose, Ganesh Deshpande, Ramdas Bholankar and many other dignitaries also attended.
The dignitaries present raised the problems of senior citizens and demanded that the administration resolve them.
A heartfelt tribute was paid to the late Ramrao Dandale. A new executive committee of the Rajmata Jijau Senior Citizens' Association Multipurpose Service Federation, Deulgaon Raja, was also elected.
Prakash Ahire conducted the programme, and secretary Govindrao Borkar proposed the vote of thanks. The programme ended with the national song.
