Shibu Soren's Last Journey Begins from Vidhan Sabha

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) founder Shibu Soren will be cremated with state honors in his native village today, Tuesday (August 5). The 81-year-old 'Dishom Guru' died on August 4 at Sir Gangaram Hospital in Delhi, where he was battling kidney disease and a recent stroke for a long time. His body was brought from Delhi to Ranchi on the evening of August 4, where the general public and leaders paid tribute to him throughout the night. Today at 9 am, his body was kept for the last darshan in the Ranchi Assembly premises, and he will be cremated at 3 pm. Shibu Soren's body has left from Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha for Ramgarh, his native village. In Nemra, the former Chief Minister will be cremated by his younger son Basant Soren.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, MLA Kalpana Soren, former Chief Minister Raghuvar Das, Champai Soren, Babulal Marandi and other prominent leaders have paid tribute at the last rites. These leaders are also likely to attend the funeral. Lok Sabha MP from Purnia Pappu Yadav has reached Ranchi, while Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi are also heading towards Ranchi to join the last rites. Apart from this, former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Tejashwi Yadav has also left for Ranchi, and TMC MPs Shatabdi Roy and Derek O'Brien have also reached Ranchi.

Shibu Soren's last rites will be held at Nemra village in Ramgarh district, for which the administration has made extensive preparations. Other administrative officials including Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police have been deployed. Special arrangements have been made for traffic and security at the funeral site, as political personalities from many states are likely to arrive.

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) founder Shibu Soren passed away on Monday, August 4. He was 81 years old and was undergoing treatment at Sir Gangaram Hospital in Delhi for the last one and a half months, where he breathed his last. His son and current Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren confirmed this sad news.

Shibu Soren's body was brought from Delhi to Ranchi via a special plane. Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his MLA wife Kalpana Soren were also present in this plane. On this occasion, thousands of people, who knew their beloved leader as Dishom Guru, gathered outside Birsa Munda Airport and along the roads to pay their last respects.

Activists and leaders raised slogans

Workers and leaders of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha paid their last respects to their leader by raising slogans of 'Dishom Guru Amar Rahe'. Thousands of people gathered for the last darshan of Shibu Soren. His body was brought from the airport to his residence in Morhabadi, where a huge crowd was present.

Many leaders including Rahul Gandhi will attend

Congress state president Kharge and Rahul Gandhi will go to Ranchi to pay tribute to Shibu Soren, where leaders of other parties will also attend the funeral. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Delhi's Gangaram Hospital and paid tribute to Shibu Soren. President Draupadi Murmu also paid tribute to him. Apart from this, Congress President Kharge, Misa Bharti, Manoj Jha, Rahul Gandhi and many RJD leaders met Shibu Soren's