Veteran Congress leader Bagun Sumbrui put to rest at Chaibasa with State honours

Rahul Gandhi tweets to pay tribute

Jamshedpur, June 23: Veteran Congress leader and five times MP Bagun Sumbrui was put to rest with State honours at his residential premises located at Nimdih, Chaibasa on Saturday. Senior Congress leaders including former Union Minister Sudodh kant Sahay, former Jamshedpur West MLA Banna Gupta, JMM leader Champai Soren were present on the occasion.

Former union minister Subodhkant Sahai, BJP MP Laxman Gilua, state BJP spokesperson J B Tubid , former chief minister Madhu Koda, MLA Joba Manjhi, MLA Shashibhusan Samad, former Minister Badkunwar Garai paid homage to the departed soul. On the occasion BJP spokesperson said we have lost a great tribal leader and a popular public leader.

Earlier, the last journey of Sumbrui was left for Chaibasa from the city at 10 a.m. Earlier on the behalf of the district administration, Deputy Commissioner Amit Kumar and SSP Anoop Birtharey paid tribute to departing soul. The leader was then brought to Congress district headquarters Tilak Pustakalaya in Bistupur.

Former Singhbhum MP Sumbrui (94), who was undergoing treatment at the Critical Care Unit (CCU) of Tata Main Hospital (TMH) died on Friday evening.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi has expressed grief over the demise of former Sumbrui. Gandhi tweeted: “The truth of Jharkhand, the symbol of simplicity and humility, the voice of tribal society, the true disciple of Gandhiji’s thoughts, Bagun Sumbrui passed away, the entire Congress family is mourning. My feelings are with the family members�.

On the occasion, Subodhkant Sahai said, ‘We have lost a great leader and the void Bagun Babu has left cannot filled’. Five times MP from Chaibasa and four times MLA, Bagun was son of Manaki Sumbrui. Mother’s name was Dashmati Sumbrui. Bagun Sumbrui came to politics in the year 1946. For the first time in 1967 and was elected as legislator and made minister in the Bihar government. After this, in 1969 and 1972 and again in 2004, he became MLA from Chaibasa.

Bagun was elected MP from Singhbhum parliamentary seat in 1977, 1980, 1989 and then in 2004. After the formation of Jharkhand, on 24 August 2002, he was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. He hailed from Bhuta village, near Chaibasa in West Singhbhum district.