Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren has written to Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, expressing his inability to attend the upcoming Dedication to Nation and Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony for National Highway projects scheduled for July 3 in Ranchi and Garhwa.
In his letter, CM Soren extended his heartfelt thanks for the invitation, describing the occasion as significant and stating it would have been his privilege to participate. However, he cited the ill health of Dishom Guru and former Chief Minister Shibu Soren, due to which he is currently in Delhi overseeing medical care.
“Due to the ill health of Shibu Soren ji, I am presently in Delhi attending to his medical care, and regretfully, I will be unable to join the programme on the mentioned date,” Soren wrote.
He urged Union Minister to consider rescheduling the event, stating that a revised date would allow him to be present personally. The Chief Minister also expressed gratitude for Gadkari’s continued support and his gesture in extending the invitation.