Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced the making of the Kharsawan shaheed sthal as a tourist destination. The Government has earmarked Rs 16 crore for the facelift.
While paying tribute to the martyrs in the Kharsawan shooting incident of January 1, 1948, addressing Soren on Saturday that initiative is being taken to make Kharsawan Shaheed Sthal a world class tourist destination.
As per the plans infrastructure and facilities will get a boost. Hi-tech display system will be installed to display the history of Kharsawan Shaheed Sthal for the information of the people coming here along with a multi-purpose building hall on similar lines as has been done at Jallianwala Bagh.
Shaheed Park will now be maintained through this management committee. For this, some amount will also be charged from the public as entrance fee. However, the amount to be taken has not been decided yet.
The chief minister was accompanied by tribal welfare minister Champai Soren, health minister Banna Gupta, social welfare minister Joba Manjhi and all JMM MLAs from Kolhan alongwith Singhbhum MP Geeta Koda and her husband former Chief Minister Madhu Koda also attended.
Meanwhile, Union Minister Arjun Munda reached Kharsawan on Saturday where he paid tribute to the martyrs of Kharsawan shooting at the martyr altar. While expressing his condolences to the martyrs killed in the Kharsawan firing incident, Munda said that today is the day to take a resolution.
The Tribal Ministry is preparing the data of the people of the tribal community who died in the freedom struggle so that the country and the world can be reminded of the sacrifice of the people of the tribal community in the defense of the water, forest and land from the freedom struggle.
After this, Munda reached Hensa village of Seraikela block. He paid tribute by paying homage at the tomb of Late Mangu Soy and his wife Late Ludgi Soy, who were eyewitnesses of the Kharsawan shooting incident.
On this occasion, he said that the martyrdom of the martyrs is the pride of history. It should not be forgotten.
He said that soon the statues of Late Mangu Soy and Late Dashrath Manjhi, who were eyewitnesses of Kharsawan shooting incident, would be installed at the martyr site.
On this occasion, former MLA Mangal Singh Soy and former MLA Laxman Tudu, MP representative
Ashwini Singhdev, son of late Mangu Soy, ex-serviceman Shankar Soy and others were present.
Chief Minister Hemant Soren pays tribute to the slain persons during Martyrs day at Seraikela under Seraikela-Kharsawan district on Saturday. Sanjib Kumar Dutta