The Indian National Congress (INC) celebrated its 136th Foundation Day across the State on Monday. On this occasion the party workers organised the National Flag hoisting programme at Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee (JPCC) office and each block and district office of the party. The party also held Tiranga Yatra in all the district headquarters including the party headquarters in Ranchi. Many prominent leaders, MLAs and workers attended the Foundation Day function in their respective areas.
The main function was organised in the State Capital under leadership of JPCC Chief, Rameshwar Oraon. Addressing the party workers near Raj Bhawan in the State Capital Oraon said that Oraon said that the Country will remain only as long as secularism and socialism remain. We are members of a national party which has a glorious history of its own, he added.
The Tiranga Yatra started from Congress Bhawan and reached Albert Ekka Chowk via Shaheed Chowk, where the statue of Paramvir Chakra winner Shahid Albert Ekka was garlanded. After that, the yatra reached Shahid Sthal and the party workers paid tribute to martyrs of Jharkhand. After this, the yatra reached the concluding site in front of Raj Bhavan via Kachari Chowk and the main event was organized there. Many party old leaders were also honored during this period.
The JPCC Chief said that today the farmers of the Country have been agitating against the three black laws for continuously a month.
"Their words are not being heard by the Government. Capitalism is being introduced in the agriculture sector from the back door. Whereas the Congress party is raising its voice from the road to the house in favor of the 62 million farmers and the efforts are being made to weaken the result of the Green Revolution brought by former PM late Indira Gandhi. We assure our farmer brothers that under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi-Rahul Gandhi, the party will continue to raise the voice of farmers," he added.
On this occasion various senior leder like former Union Minister, Subodh Kant Sahay, MP Gita Koda, MLA Bhushan Bara, Rajesh Kachap, Bandhu Tirki, Executive presidents Keshav Mahto Kamlesh, Rajesh Thakur, JPCC Spokesperson, Alok Dubey, Kishorenath Shahdeo, Rajesh Gupta, Rajiv Ranjan Sahay, and others were present.