New Delhi, November 15 (HS): Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday paid floral tributes to Bhagwan Birsa Munda on his 151st birth anniversary, observed as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas, at Baansera Park in the national capital. She offered her respects at his statue and subsequently joined Delhi residents in listening to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address on the occasion.

In a post on social media platform X, the Chief Minister said that the Prime Minister had brought tribal communities, which had remained neglected for decades, into the mainstream of development while ensuring national recognition for their forgotten glorious heritage, identity and great leaders. She said initiatives such as the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) and the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan were translating this commitment into action.

CM Gupta said that, despite his young age, Bhagwan Birsa Munda had raised a powerful voice against injustice and foreign rule, awakening a new spirit of self-respect and freedom among tribal communities. His struggle to protect water, forests, land and cultural identity was not merely the struggle of one community, but a fight for the honour and identity of the entire nation, she added.

The Chief Minister said that Bhagwan Birsa Munda’s sacrifice, penance and dedication remained an immortal chapter in India’s rich tribal heritage.

The programme was attended by MLA Tarvinder Singh Marwah, Delhi BJP Scheduled Tribe Morcha president C. L. Meena, state vice-president Ranjit Singh Kashyap, Sunil Chauhan and Municipal Councillor Arjun Marwah, among other dignitaries.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar