Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Monday said that the policy of ‘Divide and Rule’ being practised by various parties has led to degeneration of nationalism in the country and has crippled the progress of the society badly hitting the rural belts.
The CM was addressing a gathering at Morhabadi ground on the occasion of martyrdom of freedom fighters Nilamber and Pitamber revealed.
“The country lags behind even after 68 years of independence, as we have been practising outdated concepts, caste vote politics. To bridge the gap, we need to work towards the progress with unity and dignity. The divide and rule politics must be ended for the growth and development of society,” pointed out Das.
After sacrificing their lives for the nation and for the uplift of their community members, the descendants of Nilamber-Pitamber have not yet attained any status in the society and have been constantly facing challenges and discrimination at every front. Presently, they all have been struggling for their identity, as this particular community has been divided into six various sub-castes whereas the members have been struggling hard to attain the tribal status since long. However, considering the report of Tribal Research Institute, the state government has sent its report to the Central government for further consent to the specific issue of caste and identity of Kharwar Bhogta Samaj.
Considering the other demands of the Kharwar Bhogta Samaj Vikash Sangh, the CM also announced to lay foundation of Nilamber and Pitamber University within a timeframe of two months in Palamu to bring the downtrodden people of the district in the mainstream and to combat poverty and discrimination in the years to come.
Focusing on the need of the people, especially targeting the women of the community, Das added, “We all need to educate girls to pave way for development in weaker sections of society,” he added.
To remember the contribution of both the freedom strugglers, the CM announced to build a museum for freedom fighters in the state to promote and boost the tourism sector.
The biographies of all the important personalities who have brought fame to the state at both national and international arena are on the cards too and will be included in the school syllabus to make the next generation familiar with these eminent personalities.
Similarly, there is a plan to build statue of both the freedom strugglers at Morabadi ground with the help of Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) remembering their contribution in nation building and freedom struggle.