In Pics: MPs wear Sambalpuri mask in Parliament

Bhubaneswar: It was a proud moment for Odisha as several MPs were seen wearing Sambalpuri design masks in the Parliament yesterday.

Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari gifted the Sambalpuri textile masks to the parliamentarians and described it as an act to popularize the traditional handwoven material of western Odisha.

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also posted a photo on Twitter thanking Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for wearing the Sambalpuri mask in the Parliament.

ଆଜି ମୌସୁମୀ ଅଧିବେଶନର ପ୍ରଥମ ଦିନରେ ବଡ଼ ଭଉଣୀ @nsitharaman ଜୀ ସମ୍ବଲପୁରୀ ମାସ୍କର ବ୍ୟବହାର କରିବା ଦେଖି ମୋତେ ଖୁସି ଲାଗିଲା । ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ସମ୍ବଲପୁରୀ ବସ୍ତ୍ର ଏହାର ଉତ୍କୃଷ୍ଟ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ପାଇଁ ବିଶ୍ୱରେ ଜଣାଶୁଣା । ଓଡିଆ ସଂସ୍କୃତି ଏବଂ ପୋଷାକକୁ ସମ୍ମାନ ଦେଇଥିବାରୁ ନିର୍ମଳା ଦିଦିଙ୍କୁ ଆନ୍ତରିକ କୃତଜ୍ଞତା ଜଣାଉଛି । pic.twitter.com/kCBqUlDkSS

— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) September 14, 2020