To protect the rights of tribals under Khuntkati tradition, Veer Birsa Munda, a 25- year-old tribal boy, had fought against the British tyranny who is worshiped by the tribals as God, said Rourkela Steel Plant CEO Aswini Kumar.
Kumar was speaking at the142nd birth anniversary celebration of the legendary freedom fighter here on Wednesday organized by the Birsa Munda Statue Committee.
Statue Committee secretary Bijay Toppo in his welcome address highlighted the sacrifice of Birsa Munda. He also informed that honouring the committee’s request, the Chief Minister has agreed to name a park in memory of the legendary freedom fighter and set up a bronze statue at Bhubaneswar.
Besides, the State Government has declared the Amco-Simco as a tourist spot and is developing it. A statue of another freedom fighter Nirmal Munda at Vedavyas Chowk will also be set up, he said.
While the meeting was coordinated by the statue committee joint secretary Prasanna Kumar Tripathy, among others Rourkela ADM Monisha Banerjee, ED (P and A),RSP PK Prdhan, Panposh Sub-Collector Himanshu Sekhar Behera, PA ITDA Tuku Barik and RMC Deputy Commissioner Sushama Bilung attended. Similarly the Birsa Munda Jayanti was also celebrated by DCC, Rourkela and many other organizations of the city.