Dishom Guru Shibu Soren: The body of former Jharkhand Chief Minister and Dishom Guru Shibu Soren was brought to Ranchi on Monday evening. In an open vehicle adorned with flowers, the body was taken to the residence in Morhabadi. His last rites will be performed on Tuesday.
Shibu soren dead body reaches ranchi: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren died at the age of 81. He breathed his last at Sir Gangaram Hospital in Delhi. His body was brought to Ranchi this evening. He will be cremated in his ancestral village Nemra on Tuesday. Many dignitaries, including Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, are expected to attend the funeral.
Many family members reached Ranchi Airport together
Chief Minister Hemant Soren, JMM MLA and CM of CM Basant Soren, CM’s wife Kalpana Soren and several family members reached Ranchi Airport together. Many ministers of Jharkhand government, many state MLAs and several government department officials were present at the airport. At the same time, a large number of activists of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha also reached the airport for the last darshan of their leader. The attendees paid tribute to the Dishom Guru.
Shibu Soren’s body was taken to his residence in an open vehicle adorned with flowers
The body of Shibu Soren was taken from Ranchi Airport to his residence in Morhabadi in an open vehicle adorned with flowers. Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his younger brother Basant Soren were also present in this vehicle. Thousands of people gathered at Birsa Munda Airport for his last visit. Every person who came to give a final farewell to ‘Dishom Guru’ was moist, the atmosphere was inconsolable and the slogans of ‘Guruji Amar Rahe’ were echoing. Everyone’s eyes became moist as Chief Minister Hemant Soren shouted slogans of Dishom Guru Amar Rahe. His body was sent from Birsa Munda Airport to Guruji’s residence in Mohabbadi in a vehicle adorned with flowers.
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The funeral will be done according to tribal customs
Nemra village head Jeet Lal Tudu and Minister of State Fagu Besra said that the last rites of Guruji will be done according to tribal customs. The funeral will be performed at 3 pm in the ancestral village Nemra near Barka Nala.
Kharge and Rahul will attend the funeral
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has said in New Delhi that he will go to Jharkhand and attend Shibu Soren’s funeral. Rahul Gandhi will also be with him. Earlier, the body of Shibu Soren will be kept in the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha office tomorrow and will also be kept in the assembly. Subsequently, his body will be taken to his ancestral village Nemra from Morhabadi in Ranchi.
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