Jharkhand govt declares 3-day state mourning in honour of Shibu Soren

The Jharkhand government declared threeday state mourning in honour of former CM Shibu Soren who died on Monday morning according to a statement reported news agency PTISoren the founder of the states ruling JMM died at 81 at a hospital in New Delhi following a prolonged illnessThe government has also cancelled all its scheduled programmes during the period the statement saidIn honour of the late Honourable former Chief MinistercumRajya Sabha MP the State Government has decided to observe 03 three days of state mourning from August 4 to August 6 the message from the Jharkhand government readDuring the mourning the national flag will remain at halfmast on all the buildings no state function will be organised and all the offices of the state government will remain closedFormer Chief Minister of Jharkhand and leader of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Shibu Soren passed away after a prolonged illness at the age of 81 on Monday morning in New DelhiAccording to the Sri Ganga Ram Hospital in the national capital where the former Chief Minister was admitted Shibu Soren was suffering from a kidney ailment and had suffered a stroke one and a half months ago He was on life support for the past one monthMeanwhile tributes from across the nation have poured in celebrating the life of the former Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren following the demise of the tribal icon who was one of the leaders who led the movement for a separate Jharkhand stateUnion Home Minister Amit Shah remembered Sorens struggle for the rights of the tribal communitiesSharing an X post Amit Shah wrote The news of the demise of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Shri Shibu Soren ji is extremely saddening He struggled for decades for the rights and empowerment of the tribal community in Jharkhand With his simple personality and humble nature he connected with the massesCongress chief Mallikarjun Kharge also looked back at Sorens struggle for Jharkhands statehood and his contribution in fighting for water forest and land rightsI am saddened by the passing of Jharkhands former Chief Minister former Union Minister and founder of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Shibu Soren ji He dedicated his life to the struggle for a separate Jharkhand state and the rights of its people over water forest and land as well as the preservation of tribal culture Kharge wrote on XShibu Soren led the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha for 38 years and is known as the founding patron of the party He served thrice as CM of Jharkhand in 2005 20082009 and 20092010Popularly addressed as Dishom Guru he cofounded Jharkhand Mukti Morcha with AK Roy and Binod Bihari Mahato and led the movement demanding a separate Jharkhand state His dreams of a separate identity for the Jharkhand people came in fruition in 2000Over a fourdecade career in politics Soren was elected to the Lok Sabha eight times and served as a Rajya Sabha MP for two termsWith inputs from PTI