BJP National president and Rajya Sabha MP Amit Shah said on Sunday that the entire nation was indebted to the tribal freedom fighters of Jharkhand who laid their lives fighting the British rule. On the occasion of paying tribute to Bhagwan Birsa Munda in his birthplace Ulihatu, he said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had taken oath of making martyrs’ villages across the nation a developed State with all modern amenities before nation celebrated 75th Independence Day in 2022.
“If we can’t give a developed village to the descendants of the Birsa Munda and other martyrs even after 70 years of independence, we will not be able to repay their debt on the whole nation. Entire country is indebted to them as they kept raising their voice against the British despite all kinds of suppression by the British,” Shah said during the visit to tribal freedom fighter Bhagwan Birsa Munda’s birthplace some 65 Kms away from capital city in neighbouring Khunti district.
Shah was in Ulihatu to pay tribute to Birsa Munda, meet with his descendants and take part in Government programmes. On the occasion, he also felicitated Birsa Munda’s grandson Budhram Munda and grandson of Birsa Munda’s commander, lal Singh Munda.
Shah alongwith CM Raghubar Das, former CM Arjun Munda and others paid floral tribute on the idol of Bhagwan Birsa Munda, planted seedlings at Birsa complex, released a booklet on Bhagwan Birsa Munda and distributed gas connection and solar lamps among women and girls of Upgraded school and Birsa residential school students. A health camp was also conducted on this occasion.
Chief Minister Raghubar Das, on the occasion, said that the Government was committed for making Jharkhand freedom fighters’ villages as the most developed villages in State. launching Shaheed Gram Vikas Yojna in Ulihatu, the CM said that amenities compared to the Capital City will be provided to all the 19 villages that are birthplaces of State martyrs.
Notably, Shaheed Gram Vikas Yojna remains one of the ambitious specified rural development programmes of current government. “A pucca house with two bedrooms, one kitchen, one bathroom and a verandah to all the families of village, piped water connection, electricity, gas connection and road connectivity are to be provided under Shaheed Gram Vikas Yojna in every village of martyrs. We will provide such facilities to 136 families within three months,” said Welfare Minister louis Marandi.
Das said that the tribal have played pivotal role in the Indian freedom struggle. “In the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Modi, the state government is working seriously for the development of the tribal. Capital like amenities will be provided in all 19 villages of the martyrs. lac Board has been formed for all round development of lac picker women of Khunti. They will be trained and skilled in articles made from lac and their hand made products will be exported to at least four global markets,” said the CM.
In a pleasant surprise to Shah and overwhelming moment for the gathering, former CM Arjun Munda tried to abridge language gap between the guests and about 4,000 local tribals gathered there to listen to Shah for the first time by addressing them in local Mundari language. He told them what BJP government had been doing in recent days for them.
Former Chief Minister Arjun Munda, Ministers Nilkanth Singh Munda, louis Marandi, Ramchandra Chandrawansi, Amar kumar Bauri, Randhir Singh, MP laxman Gilua, MlA Ram Kumar Pahan, Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma, Additional Chief Secretary and Development Commissioner Amit Khare and many other senior officials were present on the occasion.