Chief Minister Heant Soren on Wednesday assured necessary help to the Pandas (priests) in Deoghar, who are facing various problems including financial crisis due to lockdown. A Delegation of Panda Dharmarakshini Sabha, Deoghar met the Chief Minister at Project building on Wednesday and apprised him about the problems being faced by them due to closure of Baba Baidyanathdham temple.
The delegation urged the Chief Minister to take appropriate steps to provide financial assistance to them. The CM said that the Government is aware of the situation and problems and necessary steps are being taken in this regard. For this, necessary instructions are being given to the Deoghar District Administration, he said.
The CM said that there are major challenges before the Government in the wake of Coronavirus pandemic. “But, with the grace of Baba Bholenath and the support of the people of the State, we are moving fast towards controlling this epidemic. Opening the temple will not be justified in terms of public health amid Coronavirus inflection. Lakhs of devotees from different parts of the country and abroad throng the temple during Shravani Mela. In such a situation, the risk of spreading of infection can increase tremendously. It is for this impelling reason; the government has decided not to organize Shravani Mela this year,” he said.
On the occasion Prof Dr Suresh Bhardwaj, President of Panda Dharmarakshini Sabha, Karthik Nath Thakur, General Secretary, Manoj Mishra and Shankar Sarewar, Vice President, and other members Chandan Bhardwaj, Saurabh Jha and Arun Parihast were present.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Hemant Soren congratulated all the doctors and health workers on Doctor's Day. The CM said that during the Corona Transition period, all doctors and health workers have shown amazing sensitivity by working day and night. He thanked one and all on the occasion.
The CM also congratulated Kritika Pandey of Ranchi for winning the global award by the Commonwealth. The CM said that this award is a manifestation of the fact that young women and men of Jharkhand are showing their talent in all fields at both national and international levels.
Kritika Pandey of Ranchi has been declared the Over All winner for the Commonwealth short story competition. The short story competition organized by the Commonwealth Foundation was attended by 5,107 participants from 49 Commonwealth countries, with Kritika being the winner of All Over.
Meanwhile, a delegation of Jamshedpur Christian society met the CM. They made the Chief Minister aware of their views on the formation of Jharkhand Minorities Commission. On this occasion Father Salim Topno, Father Vipin Das, Brother Raunak Das and Brother Abhishek Das were present.