State BJP leaders today expressed their gratitude and respect to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for declaring tribal icon and freedom fighter Birsa Munda birth anniversary as Tribal Gaurav Diwas. State BJP unit president, Deepak Prakash expressing his gratitude said that the Prime Minister by declaring Birsa Jayanti a Tribal Gaurav Diwas has honoured 3.5 crore people of Jharkhand.. The honour is for Jal Jungle and Zameen of this State.
Prakash added the development of Birsa Munda Memorial Udyan and Museum which has been built at the old jail campus where Birsa Munda breathed his last in 1900 is the result of BJP. The historical site has become iconic in the World map. He said that this place would give new consciousness to the young generation of Jharkhand.
Paying homage to Dharti Abba , BJP Legislature Party leader and former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi said that BJP following the path shown late Atal Bihari Vajpayee is working for empowerment of the tribal community, ensuring their respect, rights and new opportunities for tribal communities.
Marandi said that by declaring the birth anniversary of Lord Birsa Munda as Tribal Pride Day, Prime Minister Modi tried to give real respect to tribal great men of the country and State.
BJP State Organization General Secretary Dharampal Singh said that Jharkhand is the land of brave martyrs, in which the name of Lord Birsa Munda is always in the front line. Singh also said that late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee by creating a separate tribal state Jharkhand has worked in realizing the vision of Birsa Munda.
BJP Scheduled Tribe Morcha National President and MP Sameer Oraon paying his tribute to Dharti Abba Birsa Munda said that under the leadership of Modi ji, the Union Government is working continuously paying respect to tribal great men who laid down their lives for the country.
Earlier, BJP leaders visited the newly inaugurated Birsa Munda Museum and paid homage by garlanding the statue of Birsa Munda.
Later BJP leaders including Union Minister Arjun Munda, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister Annapurna Devi, BJP State President and Deepak Prakash, BJP Scheduled Tribe Morcha National President and MP Samir Oraon, Tribal Morcha President Shivshankar Oraon, Ashok Badaik, Bindeshar Oraon, visited Birsa Chowk and paid their respect to tribal leader.
The BJP leaders later also visited Ulihatu village, the birth place of Birsa Munda in Khunti and paid homage by garlanding the installed statue of Birsa Munda. The BJP leaders also met the descendants of Birsa Munda and local Pahan. The BJP leaders informed descendants of Birsa Munda and local Pahan about the Union Government declaring Birsa Jayanti as Tribal Pride day.