Ranchi: While congratulating the people of the state on the birth anniversary of Dharti Aba Birsa Munda and state foundation day Chief Minister Hemant Soren said that day was a historic and proud occasion for all. Speaking during a function organised at the project building here he said that people should not forget that the Jharkhand state is a result of the struggle movement. He said that the tribals here have struggled for a long time for this and many gave their martyrdom and today is the day to remember these brave sons and martyrs of Jharkhand and take a pledge to make Jharkhand of their dreams.
The Chief Minister said that Jharkhand has been the land of heroes. Heroes have emerged from every corner of the state, who became martyrs for the society and the country and only from time to time such personalities have been born on the soil of Jharkhand who gave a new direction to the society and the country with their vision he said. He also said that if one talks about 365 days of the year, then half of year people will celebrate the birth anniversary and martyrdom day of these brave sons. Bhagwan Birsa Munda is such a brave son, whom the whole world knows by the name of Dharti Aba he said that the people need to understand the meaning of Dharti Aba.
Dharti Aba is such a struggle and resolve who easily gave their martyrdom for the sake of water, forest, land, culture, tradition and civilization and country. From this year people are celebrating the birth anniversary of this great personality as Tribal Pride Day but it is a bit regret that one had to wait for 150 years for this. The Chief Minister said that the tribal societies are a little behind in terms of development but with the passage of time their struggle continues.
The government is trying to empower them as a result of this now this community is becoming stronger socially, economically and educationally. He said that there is no discrimination of any kind in the tribal society but there are certain reasons or systems which try to divide it and people need to be alert from these at all times.
The Chief Minister said that it has been 21 years since the formation of a separate state of Jharkhand but the expected development of the state which was supposed to happen, could not happen. No attempt was made to understand the sentiments of this state rich in minerals and natural resources he said adding that if there was a serious initiative in this direction from the beginning, then Jharkhand would certainly have been among the top and developed states of the country. But, now a new dimension is being given to development by making people a stakeholder in the government he said adding that all the processes have been completed for providing employment to maximum youth in the state.