Mortal Remains Of Jharkhand Education Minister Ramdas Soren Taken To His Constituency Ghatshila

Ranchi: The mortal remains of Jharkhand Education Minister Ramdas Soren, who died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Delhi, were taken to his constituency Ghatshila on Saturday afternoon.

Political leaders, party workers and common citizens paid him tributes at Mau Bhandar Maidan in Ghatshila. The last rites of the minister will be performed at his native place at Ghorabanda in Jamshedpur around 4 pm, an official said.

The body of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader, who died on Friday night, was brought to Ranchi this morning and kept on the assembly premises for people to pay homage. From the assembly, it was taken to Ghatshila.

Tributes Pour In

Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato, Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi, and ministers, MLAs and political leaders on Saturday paid tributes to the minister in the assembly complex.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Radhakrishna Kishore, Congress state president Keshav Mahto Kamlesh, Rajya Sabha MP Mahua Maji, among others, paid homage to Soren on the assembly premises.

"I visited him in the hospital a week ago. I was informed that he was brain-dead. In such a situation, the possibilities of recovery are minimal. The doctors did their best," the Jharkhand governor told reporters after paying tributes to Soren.

The governor also met the bereaved family members and expressed his condolences.

"The untimely death of Ramdas Soren ji is an irreparable loss to the state," Gangwar posted on X.

Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato's Statement

Assembly Speaker Mahato said, "Ramdas Soren was a sepoy and crusader of the separate Jharkhand movement. Later, he became an MLA and then minister. He was given the charge of the School Education and Literacy Department and he was doing well. He was a very simple and popular leader. His demise is a great loss to the state." Transport, Revenue and Land Reforms Minister Deepak Birua paid homage to Ramdas Soren on behalf of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, who is in Nemra village in Ramgarh district for 'Shraddh' of his father and former CM Shibu Soren.

"I pay homage to Ramdas Da on behalf of Chief Minister Hemant Soren who is busy in Shraddh karma of his father Shibu Soren," Birua said in a post on X.

Jharkhand BJP Chief Babulal Marandi

Jharkhand BJP chief Babulal Marandi said, "The demise of Ramdas ji, who possessed a simple and gentle personality, has created a profound void in the state's politics." Earlier in the day, several JMM and Congress leaders including party state president reached Ranchi airport and offered floral tributes.

"Ramdas Soren ji always struggled for the rights and entitlements of the deprived and backward communities. His entire political life was dedicated to public service," Congress state president Keshav Mahto Kamlesh said.

The 62-year-old JMM leader was airlifted to the hospital in the national capital from Jamshedpur after he fell in the bathroom of his residence on August 2.

Soren's condition was critical and he was on life support. A multidisciplinary team of senior specialists was closely monitoring his condition and providing intensive medical care.

The Jharkhand government declared a one-day state mourning on Saturday to mark Soren's death, an official statement said.

The National Flag will be flown at half-mast at all buildings in Jharkhand and no official function will take place, it said.

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