Veteran Jharkhand leader Shibu Soren, JMM founder and three-time Chief Minister, died at 81 in Delhi after a prolonged illness. A key figure in the Jharkhand statehood movement, he was popularly known as Guruji and served in Parliament multiple times.
Extensive decorations are underway, with an estimated crowd of 50,000 expected to attend from across the state. State Chief Secretary Alka Tiwari, on Wednesday, reviewed the preparations, ensuring seamless coordination
Taking part in the confidence motion moved by his successor Champai Soren in the assembly, the JMM executive president also alleged that the Raj Bhavan was instrumental in his arrest after a conspiracy hatched by the Centre.
Soren was arrested on Wednesday night after a seven-hour grilling by the ED in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam. He resigned as the chief minister before that.