Opposition parties are disturbed with Chief Minister, Raghubar Das’ decision to pay respect and tribute to State’s martyr, which is aimed at safeguarding State’s culture, said BJP Rajya Sabha MP Samir Oraon here on Tuesday. Oraon addressing a press meet said that Government has decided to collect soil from across the State for constructing a big statue of Bhagwan Birsa Munda and other freedom fighters.
Attacking Christian Missionaries’ functioning in State Oraon said, “The missionaries have always tried to destroy the State’s culture along with hampering its rich flora and fauna and they have received patronage from Britishers. The State’s martyrs had fought against missionaries. For the first time the BJP government has taken the initiative to give them due respect but some political parties like Congress are provoking people to disturb the programme.”
“Since Independence, Congress has always used tribals as vote bank and never given respect to the Tana Bhagats, now when the state government is working towards the betterment of these communities, Congress and other Opposition parties are raising question,” he added.
Also speaking on the occasion BJP ST Morcha, president Ram Kumar Pahan said, “To pay respect to the martyrs of the State on January 23, the sacred soil from sanctum sanctorum of the entire Sarna-Jahresthan from across the State will be brought to Morahabadi ground.”
Pahan said, “Chief Minister Raghubar Das and other ministers of the State, party’s MP and MLA would carry the soil from Morhabadi to old prison premises.”
Speaking on the issue of the importance of the programme, Pahan said, “A total of 50,000 tribal people from entire Jharkhand region will take part in the foot march with their traditional musical instruments wearing traditional costume to pay respect to the martyr and forefathers of the State. In this foot march people from various tribal society will be involved like Manaki-Munda, Dakua, Parganate, Pradhan, Manjhi Baba, Kudum Nayaki, Pahan, Pujar, Godate, Padhaa-Raja, Kotwar, Pine Bhora.”
While criticising the parties with Jharkhandi name Pahan said that political parties with Jharkhandi name have always duped tribal and only politicise them. No one has taken a single step towards betterment of tribal society. For the first time, Raghubar Das government has formed the Tribal Commission for the benefit of the tribal society and fulfilled the demand of tribal society, he added.
State unit vice president Ashok Baraik was also present in the meeting.