Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislator from littipara constituency Anil Murmu breathed his last on Tuesday morning in Dumka. Murmu (45) complained of uneasiness in the morning when he was scheduled to travel to Ranchi for the Budget Session of Assembly. He was admitted to Dumka Sadar Hospital, where a team of doctors declared him dead.
People close to the MlA said that he was diabetic and often complained of low blood pressure. Doctors at Dumka suspected low blood pressure as a possible reason of his death, said his kin.
Chief Minister Raghubar Das expressed shock and grief on the sudden and untimely demise of the legislator and said that the State has lost a young and struggling leader. “Anil Murmu was the voice of the poor and the destitute. May God give eternal peace to his soul and patience to his kin to bear the pain,” said the CM.
Governor Droupadi Murmu, Assembly Speaker Dinesh Oraon, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Saryu Roy, Dumka MlA and Minister louis Marandi, former CM Arjun Munda along with several other leaders expressed grief on the sudden demise of the leader.
The body of the MlA would be brought to Ranchi from littipara through a chopper on Wednesday and would be kept at the State Assembly for paying tributes, said officials.
Meanwhile, the meeting of the Opposition party leaders at the House of JMM working president Hemant Soren could not be completed as the information of Murmu’s death left everyone in shock.
JMM chief Shibu Soren, Working president Hemant Soren and party MlAs expressed grief on the incident. The leaders would visit Murmu’s place to pay tribute to him.
The meeting of the NDA legislative body scheduled on Wednesday has been postponed to January 19. The Government has deputed Welfare Minister louis Marandi to take part in the last rites of the legislator, which is to be done with State honours.