Jamshedpur: The lawyer community of the city paid heartfelt tribute to Shibu Soren, veteran leader of the Jharkhand separate state formation movement and former Chief Minister, following his demise. A condolence meeting was organised at the New Bar Building of the District Civil Court premises, where advocates observed two minutes of silence in his memory.
Socialist thinker Sudhir Kumar Pappu said that with his passing, “the identity of the tribals and the soul of Jharkhand are silent today.” He recalled how Soren freed Jharkhand from the atrocities of moneylenders, strengthened the tribal identity, and gave sharp direction to the separate state movement, leading to the formation of Jharkhand.
Former Public Prosecutor Advocate PN Gope noted that Soren guided the centuries-old dream of Jharkhand’s sons of the soil to reality. He added that his son, Hemant Soren, as Chief Minister, is working to fulfil his vision of ensuring water, forest, and land rights for the people.
Advocates Ratan Chakraborty, TN Ojha, Preeti Ojha, Kulbinder Singh, Komal Verma, Ganesh Tudu, Ramjit Pandey, Raj Kumar Sharma, Pawan Kumar, Raju Singh, Narhari Acharya, Chandan Bhattacharya, Rahul Rai, Sunil Mahato, Babita Jain, Setting Barla, Mukti Rani Sukanti Hembram, Dhaneshwar Mahato, Om Prakash Singh, Dhanuram Hembram, Manoj Melgandi, Umesh Sahu, Rahul Yadav and several others attended the condolence meet.
