patna the art and cultural cell of the bjp on friday demanded framing of the states cultural policy to give protection to the states existing art and cultural traditions and to also promote art activities down to the district level with state patronage the cell submitted a memorandum to arts culture and sports minister sukhda pandeythe demands include reconstitution of the various linguistic and cultural academies creation of kalyan kosh welfare fund for artists and litterateurs taking up of steps for the protection of the states subregional languages which include bhojpuri maithili magahi angika and vajjika construction of districtlevel kala bhawans provided with auditoria galleries and training cells listing of known and unknown artists operating at village level to provide them proper opportunities for the display of their talent and holding of such programmes as shukra guljar and shani bahar at block levels a sevenmember delegation of the partys cultural cell led by its president anand msihra submitted the memorandum to the ministerin a separate petition submitted to the minister parashar demanded official observation of balidan diwas to remember the sacrifice of baikunth shukla who was the first freedom fighter of the state hanged in gaya jail for killing police informant phanindra ghosh